vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu-
(Latin: videre, "to see"; plus words with other related meanings: to notice, observe, look, perceive; seeing, seen, sight, view; manifest, manifested, reveal, revealed)
Although many of the words in this unit seem to be from other Latin origins, all of them are etymologically derived from the main videre, "to see" element.
evidencing, evidenced
1. To offer, or to show, evidence of something: "We received certificates evidencing that we owned the stocks."
2. To show or to indicate something: "The effectiveness of the program is clearly evidenced by the recent decrease in drug-related crimes throughout the city."
evident
1. Easy, or clear, to see or to understand.
2. Clear to one's sight or mind; obvious: "The problems with this company have been evident for quite some time."
3. Etymology: from Latin evidentem, evidens, "perceptible, clear, obvious"; from ex-, "fully, out of" + videntem, videns, present participle of videre, "to see".
evidential, evidentiary
1. Relating to, consisting of, or based on evidence (facts or proof).
2. In law, providing, or constituting evidence; clearly proving: "The lawyer provided evidential material proving that his client was not present at the scene of the crime."
evidentially
A reference to, serving as, or based on evidence (proof, factual data).
evidently
1. Characterized by being done in a way that can be easily seen or noticed: "Evidently you and I have different feelings about this issue.
2. Used to describe something that appears to be true; based on what is known: "Evidently no one saw them leave last night."
forensic evidence
Examination and analysis of scientific evidence from a crime scene.
forensic medicine, forensic jurisprudence
1. The branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes.
2. A branch of medicine that interprets or establishes medical facts in civil or criminal law cases.
3. The application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law; especially, in court proceedings; also known as, "medical jurisprudence".
improvidence
The quality, or condition, of being improvident or not foreseeing and providing for the future.
improvident
1. Not provident or lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
2. Neglecting to provide for future needs.
3. Etymology: from Latin improvidus, "not foreseeing".
improvidently
A reference to someone not foreseeing and providing for the future.
improvisation
1. A creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation).
2. An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone; especially a musical passage or a dramatic skit.
improvisator, improvvisatore
Someone who improvises or makes, invents, or arranges offhand to fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand.
improvise
1. To invent, to compose, or to perform extemporaneously; that is, with little or no preparation.
2. To play or to sing (music) extemporaneously; especially, by inventing variations on a melody or creating new melodies in accordance with a set progression of chords.
3. To make or to provide from available materials: "We had an improvised dinner from what I found in the refrigerator."
improvisedly
Characterized by, made, or said without previous preparation: "She prepared an improvised skit."
improviser
Someone who speaks or performs without preparation: "He became an improviser when he started his opening speech because he forgot his notes."
Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look":
blep-;
delo-;
demonstra-;
opt-;
-orama;
pare-;
phanero-;
phant-;
pheno-;
scopo-;
spec-;
vela-, veal-.
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