visualizing
Seeing in mind
Visualizing is forming a mental image of something—seeing it in your mind's eye.
Athletes visualize successful performances before competing.
The word applies equally to imagining abstract concepts: I'm having trouble visualizing how this will work.
In technical contexts, visualizing means rendering data graphically: The software helps in visualizing complex datasets.
Picture in thought
- imagineForm mental pictures
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
- mind's eyeInternal visualization capacity
daydream · fantasize · dream · reverie · mental image · foresee · perceive · conceptualize
Data shown visually
- graphVisual data display
- infographicVisual data presentation
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- heatmapColor-scaled data visualization
diagram · flowchart · timeline · mapping · plotting · scatterplot · histogram · treemap
Interpretive depiction or performance
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- 3D modelDigital three-dimensional representation
CAD · blueprint · schematic · sketch · layout · perspective · simulation · storyboard
Surface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
expressionism · abstract · figurative · landscape · portrait · gallery · installation · mural
Detailed plan forward
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
anticipation · goal-setting · milestones · outcomes · contingency · futurism · trendspotting · prediction
Make keener or finer
- focusConcentrated attention point
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- definitionStatement of meaning
- distinctnessQuality of being distinguishable
vividness · transparency · lucidity · precision · legibility · crystal-clear · sharpness · brightness
Magnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- imagingProducing visual representations
tomography · X-ray · PET scan · thermal imaging · satellite imagery · electron microscope · sonogram · radiography
envision
Picture in thought
mind's eye · daydream · fantasize · dream · reverie · mental image · foresee · perceive · conceptualize · projection
chart
Data shown visually
- graphVisual data display
- infographicVisual data presentation
- dashboardVehicle control panel
heatmap · diagram · flowchart · timeline · mapping · plotting · scatterplot · histogram · treemap · metrics
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
3D model · CAD · blueprint · schematic · sketch · layout · perspective · simulation · storyboard · concept art
palette
Surface for mixing pigments
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
surrealism · expressionism · abstract · figurative · landscape · portrait · gallery · installation · mural · fresco
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
strategy · anticipation · goal-setting · milestones · outcomes · contingency · futurism · trendspotting · prediction · long-term
sharpen
Make keener or finer
- focusConcentrated attention point
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- definitionStatement of meaning
distinctness · vividness · transparency · lucidity · precision · legibility · crystal-clear · sharpness · brightness · coherence
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
imaging · tomography · X-ray · PET scan · thermal imaging · satellite imagery · electron microscope · sonogram · radiography · fluoroscopy
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- reading skillsvocabulary, literacy skills, decoding, grammar, fluency
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- imaginingimagining, envisioning, picturing, conceiving, daydreaming
- recallingremembering, reminiscing, flashback, memorizing, recognition
visualizingperceiving
Becoming conscious of something
seeing · observing · direct observation · witnessing · viewing
visualizingblanking
Erasing or forgetting
forgetting · drawing a blank · aphantasia · blocking out · repressing
visualizingverbalizing
Expressing through speech
abstracting · analyzing · intellectualizing · calculating · theorizing
evidence, vision, visible, television, visual, invisible, revise, visionary, supervise