visualization

noun

vi·​su·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌvi-zhə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce visualization (audio)
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

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This includes using modern visualization technologies, focusing on transparent communication about impacts and benefits, and providing meaningful opportunities for community input early in the process. Anna Broughel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 In a recent study released on Oct. 10 by the European Space Agency, researchers from the German Research Centre for Geosciences and the Technical University of Denmark created a soundscape visualization of the Laschamp event by mapping the previous movements of Earth's magnetic field lines. Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 Pricing Time for an app that makes clean data visualization easy. New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024 There are other surgical visualization systems on the market promising similar benefits. Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for visualization 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of visualization was in 1880

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“Visualization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visualization. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

visualization

noun
vi·​su·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌvizh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce visualization (audio)
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
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

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