visual aid

noun

: an instructional device (such as a chart, map, or model) that appeals chiefly to vision
especially : an educational motion picture or filmstrip

Examples of visual aid in a Sentence

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For example, a visual aid featuring a new data set could be wireframed without design for the first MLR review. Tom Hileman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 Fortunately, the canthal tilt filter has since been adopted for more positive purposes, serving as a visual aid to help users paint perfect eyeliner wings. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023 Day spoke to the judges confidently and articulately, without using a visual aid in his presentation. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2023 At Mile 10, the scientists float by a more tangible visual aid. Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 6 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for visual aid 

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of visual aid was in 1854

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“Visual aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20aid. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

visual aid

noun
: an instructional device (as a chart, map, or model) that appeals chiefly to vision
especially : an educational movie or filmstrip
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