Invisible - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈvɪzəbl|  American pronunciation of the word invisible
Brit.  |ɪnˈvɪzɪb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word invisible

adjective

- impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
the invisible man
invisible rays
an invisible hinge
invisible mending
- not prominent or readily noticeable (syn: inconspicuous)
the invisible man

Extra examples

With the telescope we can see details of the planet's surface that are ordinarily invisible.

She feels as if her success is being blocked by an invisible barrier.

Homelessness is no longer an invisible problem for this city.

The house was surrounded by trees and invisible from the road.

The plane is meant to be invisible to radar.

Using a telescope, Galileo discovered stars that were invisible to the naked eye.

There's an invisible barrier that keeps women out of top jobs.

The insect's evolutionary adaptations enable it to be almost invisible even when sitting in the middle of a leaf.

...thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers...

...the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard...

A resuscitated orthodoxy, so pervasive as to be nearly invisible, rules the land.

An invisible agency arrested his progress.

An invisible wall sprang up between them.

It is invisible to his vulturous eye.

Selling insurance overseas is Britain's largest invisible export (=a service rather than a product).

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