visus
Latin > English
visus visus N M :: look, sight, appearance; vision
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vīsus: a, um, Part. of video.
vīsus: ūs, m. video,
I a seeing, looking; a look, glance; the faculty or act of seeing, sight, vision.
I Lit.: feminas omnes visu nocere, quae duplices pupillas habent, Cic. Fragm. ap. Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 18: visu effascinare, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 16: oculorum visus, Lucr. 5, 101; so quint. 1, 2, 11: corpus visu tactuque manifestum, id. 1, 4, 20: visus in duas acies (divisus est), Lact. Opif. Dei, 10, 10; Ambros. in Luc. 7, 113 al.—In plur., Ov. F. 3, 406; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 15, 122; App. de Deo Socr. p. 43, 31.—
II Transf.
A The sight, the organ of sight: spectare inocciduis visibus, with everwatchful eyes, Stat. Th. 6, 277.—
B Object., a thing seen, a sight, appearance, an apparition, a vision: conspectus ab utrāque acie aliquanto augustior humano visu, Liv. 8, 9, 10: rite secundarent visus, Verg. A. 3, 36: inopino territa visu, Ov. M. 4, 232: nocturni visus, Liv. 8, 6, 11.—
C Appearance, seeming, probability: multa esse probabilia, quae quamquam non perciperentur, tamen, quia visum haberent quendam insignem et illustrem, iis sapientis vita regeretur, Cic. N. D. 1, 5, 12.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) vīsus, a, um, part. de video ; aliquid pro viso renuntiare Cæs. G. 1, 22, 4, rapporter un fait comme s’il avait été vu.
(2) vīsŭs,¹⁰ ūs, m.,
1 action de voir, faculté de voir, vue : visus oculorum Lucr. 5, 101, la vue, cf. Quint. 1, 2, 11 ; 1, 4, 20 ; pl., Ov. F. 3, 406
2 sens de la vue, yeux : Stat. Th. 6, 277
3 ce qu’on voit, vue, vision : Liv. 8, 9, 10 ; 8, 6, 11 || aspect, apparence : Cic. Nat. 1, 12.
Latin > German (Georges)
vīsus, ūs, m. (video), I) das Sehen, der Anblick, Blick, a) übh.: v. oculorum, Quint.: visu nocere, Cic. fr.: obire omnia visu, besehen, Verg.: terribiles visu, schrecklich anzusehen, Verg.: ut, quod visum arceret, auditus non adimeret, Tac. – Plur., filiorum et coniugis visibus inimici vultus, Cael. Aur. de morb. acut. 1, 15, 122: visus effugiet tuos, Ov. fast. 3, 406: quod natura visibus nostris (unseren Blicken) denegavit, Apul. de deo Socr. 2; vgl. Ov. met. 15, 64 u. Ps. Apul. Ascl. 2 u. 21. – b) prägn. = die Kraft zu sehen, der Gesichtssinn, Ambros. in Luc. 7. no. 113 u. 140: et auditus in duas aures et visus in duas acies et odoratio in duas nares a summo artifice divisa est, Lact. de opif. dei 10. § 10: caput, in quo visus et odoratus, auditus et gustus est, Hieron. in Isai. 1, 1. v. 5. – II) meton.: A) das Gesicht, d.i. die Augen, visus inoccidui, Stat. Theb. 6, 277; vgl. Prud. perist. 14, 58 (Plur.). – B) objektiv, der Anblick, die Gestalt, Erscheinung, horribilis, Verg.: nocturnus, Liv.: conspectus ab utraque acie aliquanto augustior humano visu, Liv.: hoc visu (Traumgesicht) laetus, Liv.: v. einer Lufterscheinung, prodigia fulminibus aliove visu missa, Liv. – v. Abstr., visum habere quendam insignem et illustrem, Cic. de nat. deor. 1, 12.
Latin > Chinese
visus, us. m. :: 視。目官。妖形。外皮。Nocturno visu 夢中。*Visu pro Visui.