adj · neutral
visual
/ˈvɪʒuəl/VI·su·al
Band 6-7task1speaking
relating to seeing or to the use of images
Examples
“The report includes several visual aids to help readers understand the data.”
“Visual learners prefer diagrams and charts.”
“A strong visual element can make a presentation more memorable.”
Band 8 sentence
“For Task 1, a clear visual representation of the data made my analysis much easier to follow.”
Collocations
- visual aid
- visual representation
- visually appealing
Word family
visual adj/nvisually advvisualize / visualise vvisualization n
Common mistakes
visualization vs visualisation confusion in essays→visualization (US) / visualisation (UK) — choose one spelling consistently
visual data→visual data
Say it for a higher band
5picture-related→6graphic→7+visual
Synonyms
graphic
pictorial
Easily confused
graphic
“The graphic images in the documentary were difficult to watch.”
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