visor

noun

vi·​sor ˈvī-zər 

variants or less commonly vizor

1

: the front piece of a helmet

especially : a movable upper piece

2

a

: a projecting front on a cap or headband for shading the eyes

b

: a usually movable flat sunshade attached at the top of an automobile windshield

3

a

: a face mask

b

: disguise

visored

ˈvī-zərd 

adjective

visorless

ˈvī-zər-ləs 

adjective

Illustration of visor

• V visor 1

Synonyms

• bill
• brim
• peak

Examples of visor in a Sentence

the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes

Recent Examples on the Web

An unusually emotional Langer threw his visor and arms in the air in celebration after watching his lengthy putt go in. —Candace Oehler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024

The control and communication tools are on external interfaces, Ralston pointed out, while the helmet and visor have advanced coatings that optimize visibility. —Emilio Cozzi, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024

Musk included a picture of La Forge, a character from the science-fiction franchise Star Trek who wears a vision-enhancing visor. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2024

The embodiment of that bet was the development and release, in 2016, of an unwieldy $3,000-or-more headset called the HoloLens, which presented a digital layer over the view of the world in its visor. —Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English viser, from Anglo-French, from vis face — more at visage

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

visor

noun

vi·​sor

variants also vizor

ˈvī-zər

1

: a movable front upper piece on a helmet

2

: a projecting part (as on a cap or headband) to protect or shade the eyes

visored

-zərd 

adjective