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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above
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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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