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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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Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.
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Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
For example, a visual aid featuring a new data set could be wireframed without design for the first MLR review.
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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.
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023
Day spoke to the judges confidently and articulately, without using a visual aid in his presentation.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 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 8 Feb. 2025.
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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