visual aid

noun

: an instructional device (such as a chart, map, or model) that appeals chiefly to vision
especially : an educational motion picture or filmstrip

Examples of visual aid in a Sentence

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It was intended as a visual aid for journalists like me accompanying the team of scientists measuring the pace at which water flows off this glacier. NPR, 15 Oct. 2025 This visual aid came, of course, from mentor Bill Parcells. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025 Specific changes have been made to the Bahrain International Circuit for this year’s grand prix to help spot potential track-limits infringements, with a blue line at several turns adding visual aid to judge such circumstances. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus. Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for visual aid

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of visual aid was in 1854

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“Visual aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20aid. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

visual aid

noun
: an instructional device (as a chart, map, or model) that appeals chiefly to vision
especially : an educational movie or filmstrip
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