visual observation

collocation in English

meaningsofvisualandobservation

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visual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
us
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
relating ...
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observation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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(Definition ofvisualandobservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvisual observation

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The human experience of space is a bodily one, rather than a distancedvisualobservation.
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Directvisualobservationin the field showed that males and females were attracted to the traps.
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However, in many cases,visualobservationand comparison are enough and the informed amateur can often spot surface features.
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In the first part of the investigation, an electrochemica1 technique was employed which facilitated directvisualobservationof thermals.
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For many of these radio-locations we confirmed fixes throughvisualobservationof the animal.
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Eleven hamsters were infected with higher doses of cercariae than forvisualobservation.
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Monitoring was byvisualobservationonly, using binoculars.
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With increasing temperature, motility indexes increased gradually whereasvisualobservationindicated that contraction frequency (4-6 per min) was not affected.
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We now make thisvisualobservationmore precise.
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Visualobservationshowed that the penetration of the stoppers did not affect the surface quality of the materials.
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Hence, the manner ofvisualobservationutilized was also quite similar in the two studies.
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Based onvisualobservationand their relative activity, healthy larvae were selected and maintained in sections of dry millet stalks kept in vials (10 mm 5 mm).
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The latter was used as a substitute for directvisualobservation, which proved to be difficult for a stationary observer viewing flow in a rotating system.
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Therefore, in the current studyvisualobservationof fluid diarrhoea by the animal caretakers was linked to the percentage dry matter determined on the same samples.
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It was said, and has been said frequently, that such devices do no more than corroborate a police officer'svisualobservationbased on his experience.
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Discoveries were virtually all made fromvisualobservationof mineral outcrops.
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The counting of redds is byvisualobservationand numbers observed can be distorted by water and weather conditions.
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These include fencing, staged security zones,visualobservationat openings in fencing and a system to ensure that any animals which are seen in the tunnel are reported.
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Those measures include fencing, staged security zones,visualobservationof openings in fencing and a system to ensure that any animal which is seen in the tunnel is reported.
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