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fingerspell::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | finger-spell |
| Type of | communicate, intercommunicate |
| Derivation | fingerspelling |
The Deaf often fingerspell.
- Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell"
- (fingerspelling) finger spelling: an alphabet of manual signs
- Fingerspelling (or dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. ...
- (Fingerspelling) Using hand-shapes to represent the letters of the alphabet in order to spell out words.
- (Fingerspelling) is a component of manual communication as not all 'words' or 'expressions' in a language can be conveyed using a sign. It uses a manual alphabet. ...
- (fingerspelling) With a leading upper-case 'D', Deaf denotes the community (which may include some Hearing as well). With a leading lower-case 'd', deaf denotes the medical pathology of profound hearing loss.
- Starting with a 5-hand, mime fingerspelling by fluttering your fingers in alternation while moving your hand about the fingerspelling part of your signing space.
