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lipreading::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | perception, sensing |
| Derivation | lipread |
Examples of lipreading
lipreading
A standard hearing aid was recommended, but Kam refused to wear it, relying instead on lipreading.
From the time.com
Cued Speech can be seen as a manual supplement to lipreading.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He appears to be lipreading his English, although the script seems to find the language just about as alien as Mastroianni does.
From the time.com
The researchers asked hearing individuals with no formal lipreading experience to watch a silent face articulate 80 simple words, such as tennis and cabbage.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips
- (lipread) interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
- Lip reading, also known as lipreading or speechreading, is a technique of understanding speech by visually interpreting the movements of the lips, face and tongue with information provided by the context, language, and any residual hearing.
- Watching the mouth of a person speaking as a method to help a hard of hearing person understand what they are saying. (The modern term is speechreading.)
- The ability to gain understanding of what is being said by watching the lips as well as by watching the face, expressions, and gestures. The term speech reading is now recognized as more descriptive because it includes watching the facial expressions, gestures, and body language as well as the lips.
- Understanding a spoken language by following the lip patterns of the speaker. Less than half the speech sounds of English are shown on the lips and lipreading is a skill not everyone can master.
