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A visor (also spelled vizor) is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects.
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Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such as polycarbonate were invented, visors were opaque like a mask.
- The part of a helmet in a suit of armor that protects the eyes.
- A type of headgear consisting only of a visor and a band as a way to fasten it around the head.
- Any such vertical surface on any hat or helmet.
- Any such horizontal surface on any hat or helmet (called a peak in British English).
- A device in an automobile that the driver or front passenger can lower over part of the windshield to block the sun (sun visor).[2]
Modern era
editSome modern devices called visors are similar, for example:
Types of modern transparent visors include:
- The transparent or semi-transparent front part of a motorcycle helmet or riot helmet (sometimes shaded/tinted)
- The transparent or semi-transparent, heavily shaded/tinted, front part of a welding mask
- Safety face shields used in construction, industry, or medical settings
- An eyeshield to protect the eyes from sunlight on an American football helmet
- A shield to protect the eyes from sunlight on a flight helmet or space suit
- Green eyeshades, formerly worn by accountants and others engaged in vision-intensive, detail-oriented occupation.
See also
edit- Visard, a type of mask worn by fashionable women in the 16th and 17th centuries
References
edit- ^ "Apollo 12 Image Library". History.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "Definition of VISOR". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.