visualisation n 1: a mental image that is similar to a visual perception [syn: {visual image}, {visualization}, {visualisation}]
visualisation <graphics> Making a visible presentation of numerical data, particularly a graphical one. This might include anything from a simple X-Y graph of one dependent variable against one independent variable to a {virtual reality} which allows you to fly around the data. {Gnuplot} is the {Free Software Foundation}'s utility for producing various kinds of graphs. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.graphics. The {Computer Graphics Resource Listing} contains pointers to several visualisation tools. comp.graphics FAQ (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/comp.graphics/). Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago (http://ncsa.uiuc.edu/EVL/docs/Welcome.html). (2002-02-21)