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Vision Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Vision? [n] the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" [n] the ability to see; the faculty of vision [n] the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light" [n] a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death" [n] a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Vision: imagination \| imaginativeness \| sight \| visual modality \| visual sensation \| visual sense Related Terms \| Find terms related to Vision: See Also \| achromatic vision \| acuity \| binocular vision \| central vision \| chromatic vision \| color vision \| creativeness \| creativity \| daylight vision \| distance vision \| dream \| dreaming \| experience \| exteroception \| eyesight \| fancy \| fantasy \| imagery \| imaging \| mental imagery \| modality \| monocular vision \| near vision \| night vision \| night-sight \| peripheral vision \| phantasy \| photopic vision \| prevision \| retrovision \| scotopic vision \| seeing \| sensation \| sense datum \| sense experience \| sense impression \| sense modality \| sensory system \| sharp-sightedness \| sightedness \| trichromacy \| twilight vision \| visual acuity Vision In Webster's Dictionary \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage}, {Visit}.] 1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond. 2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve. 3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak. 4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah. The baseless fabric of this vision. --Shak. No dreams, but visions strange. --Sir P. Sidney. 5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy. --Locke. {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible. {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in heaven. {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow}); also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from their original direction. {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}. {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina. {Reflected vision}, or {Refracted vision}, vision by rays reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms, respectively. {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}. \Vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Visioning}.] To see in a vision; to dream. For them no visioned terrors daunt, Their nights no fancied specters haunt. --Sir W. Scott.

Vision Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vision?

[n] the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"
[n] the ability to see; the faculty of vision
[n] the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"
[n] a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"
[n] a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"

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Vision In Webster's Dictionary

\Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from
videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E.
wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy},
{Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage},
{Visit}.]
1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.

         Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.

2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five
   senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of
   external objects are appreciated as a result of the
   stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an
   expansion of the optic nerve.

3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.

4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the
   ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,
   prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a
   specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.

         The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.

         No dreams, but visions strange.       --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.

5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
   --Locke.

{Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least
   distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the
   horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes
   visible.

{Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in
   heaven.

{Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object
   falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow});
   also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from
   their original direction.

{Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}.

{Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from
   an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.

{Reflected vision}, or {Refracted vision}, vision by rays
   reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,
   respectively.

{Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under
   {Visual}.


\Vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visioned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Visioning}.]
To see in a vision; to dream.

      For them no visioned terrors daunt, Their nights no
      fancied specters haunt.                  --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

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