单词 | finger-reading |
释义 | > as lemmasfinger-reading finger-reading n. reading using a finger, or fingers; spec. a method of reading employed primarily by the blind or visually impaired, in which the fingers are used to read embossed text written in Braille or a similar writing system. ΚΠ 1831 J. T. de Trueba y Cosío Incognito (N.Y. ed.) II. iv. 20 It is therefore to be hoped that the system of finger-reading will, ultimately, be brought to such perfection, as to render the eyes perfectly useless in the operation. 1914 Bull Amer. Libr. Assoc. 8 114/1 There are three principal systems of embossed dot characters for finger reading now extensively used. These are European Braille, the New York point and the American Braille. 1997 J. W. Smith in J. W. Smith & L. Weiss Hugs for Mom ii. 28 Finger reading is following the words with your finger so you won't lose your place or jump to the wrong line. 2004 E. R. Gizewski et al. in Neuro-Visionen Symp. 119 The brain learns to differentiate between ‘finger-touching’ and ‘finger-reading’. < as lemmas |
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