invisibility
pronunciation
How to pronounce invisibility in British English:
UK [ɪnˌvɪzə'bɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce invisibility in American English:
US [ɪnˌvɪzə'bɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
Word Origin
- invisibility (n.)
- 1560s, from Late Latin invisibilitas, from invisibilis (see invisible).
Example
- 1. Highfield says invisibility technology impresses him the most .
- 2. Invisibility : the material , called ' metaflex ' may in future provide a way of manufacturing fabrics that manipulate light
- 3. Invisibility cloaks are one dreamy application .
- 4. German scientists have created a three-dimensional " invisibility cloak " that can hide objects by bending light waves .
- 5. Metamaterials , like the ones being developed for invisibility applications , would block electromagnetic waves but allow for objects to pass through .