visualisation, visualise, visualiser

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vi·​su·​al·​i·​sa·​tion, vi·​su·​al·​ise, vi·​su·​al·​is·​er

British spellings of visualization, visualize, visualizer

visualize

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verb

vi·​su·​al·​ize ˈvi-zhə-wə-ˌlīz 

ˈvi-zhə-ˌlīz, 

ˈvizh-wə-ˌlīz

visualized; visualizing

transitive verb

: to make visible: such as

a

: to see or form a mental image of : envisage

trying to visualize the problem

b

: to make (an internal organ or part) visible by radiographic visualization

intransitive verb

: to form a mental visual image

Synonyms of visualisation

Verb

• imagine
• envision
• see
• picture

Examples of visualisation in a Sentence

Verb

She tried to visualize the scene he was describing.

Before you swing, visualize yourself hitting the ball.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Carbon Mapper chief executive Riley Duren, who worked at NASA for 30 years, said the company aims to visualize 90% of methane emissions around the planet eventually. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

To calculate the number of holes even in large dimensions—when people can no longer visualize these figures—mathematicians use special tricks. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The throwing is just a way to visualize it within the virtual space. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

For decades, its researchers have worked to develop groundbreaking tools to redefine how scientists visualize, understand and engineer matter at the atomic scale. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1848, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for visualisation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration