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

Search for fossils’ real creator The technique enabled visualization of the fossil’s internal structure. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025

The team used a mapping technique that processes a series of MRI images to create a detailed 3D anatomical model for better visualization. —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

At Sourcing Journal’s Los Angeles Sustainability Summit, Garett Gerson, co-founder and CEO of Variant3D, sat down with Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal’s senior news and features editor, to discuss the merits of 3D visualizations that can be shared with manufacturers directly. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025

Sessions begin with grounding rituals and simple education on how sound influences the brain, then move into journaling, breathwork, focused listening, and visualization techniques. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 20 Nov. 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