visualization

noun

vi·​su·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌvi-zhə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌvi-zhə-lə-,

ˌvizh-wə-lə-

1

: formation of mental visual images

2

: the act or process of interpreting in visual terms or of putting into visible form

3

: the process of making an internal organ or part visible by the introduction (as by swallowing) of a radiopaque substance followed by radiography

Examples of visualization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, below-the-line workers have been integrating AI into the production process, from visual effects to pre-visualization to motion-capture and many other areas. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025

Those seemingly random bits of color and light are really closed-eye hallucinations, also known as closed-eye visualizations (CEV). —Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025

The macroscopes featured in the exhibit and companion book combine high-quality datasets, computational power, and data visualization techniques to provide a big-picture view of subjects that are often too large and too complex to comprehend from an individual perspective. —Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025

People are experimenting with data visualization, audio, video—whatever best serves the story. —David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for visualization

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

Kids Definition

visualization

noun

vi·​su·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌvizh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌvizh-ə-lə-

1

: the formation of visual mental images

2

: the act or process of putting into visual form

Medical Definition

visualization

noun

vi·​su·​al·​i·​za·​tion

variants also British visualisation

ˌvizh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌvizh-ə-lə- 

1

: formation of mental visual images

2

: the process of making an internal organ or part visible by the introduction (as by swallowing, by an injection, or by an enema) of a radiopaque substance followed by radiography