Visualise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 2
Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 3
View the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The doctor used an X-ray to visualise the broken bone and determine the best course of treatment.
- Using advanced equipment, technicians can visualise the inner workings of complex machinery without disassembling it.
- The radiologist can visualise the cancerous liver and track the progression of the disease.
- Visualising the foreign object inside the body helps surgeons plan their surgical approach.
- Doctors can visualise internal injuries by examining the images taken by a computer tomography scan.