visor

noun

vi·​sor ˈvī-zər How to pronounce visor (audio)
variants or less commonly vizor
1
: the front piece of a helmet
especially : a movable upper piece
2
a
: a projecting front on a cap or headband for shading the eyes
b
: a usually movable flat sunshade attached at the top of an automobile windshield
3
a
: a face mask
b
visored adjective
visorless adjective

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Examples of visor in a Sentence

the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes
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Following their walks through the moon dust, Apollo astronauts found regolith obscuring their helmet visors, grinding inside joints of their spacesuits, tracking inside their spacecraft and compromising vacuum seals. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025 This was the Bears’ first road win of the season and their first Sunday afternoon road win since Dec. 26, 2022, when Matt Nagy was still rocking a Bears visor. Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 His channeling funds into fine-tuning SpaceX’s astro-gear, which features futuristic helmets with instrument readings and other info digitally projected onto golden-colored visors, is only a small part of Isaacman’s incredible philanthropy. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 For example, the polycarbonate that makes the visor – if this cannot be used for its original purpose, then it could be used to make new spoilers instead. New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for visor 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English viser, from Anglo-French, from vis face — more at visage

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of visor was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Visor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

visor

noun
vi·​sor
variants also vizor
ˈvī-zər
1
: a movable front upper piece on a helmet
2
: a projecting part (as on a cap or headband) to protect or shade the eyes
visored adjective

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