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

To draw larger audiences, networks like CNN, Fox News, and MS Now are beefing up their election night coverage, promising more data, dynamic commentary, and engaging visualization than before. — Oscar Hartzog, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

OpenAI released its ChatGPT virtual try-on features on October 1, 2026, bringing apparel visualization into a mainstream AI chatbot for the first time, according to TechCrunch. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

By July 22nd, Semon Rezchikov, of Barnard College, had created a visualization of the counterexample using only high-school-level mathematics. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

TechCrunch reported that the new features moved apparel visualization out of retailer pages and into mainstream AI chats, giving chatbot fitting rooms a mass-market interface. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for visualization

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

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