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handwritinghand‧writ‧ing /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] - Although recognition of handwriting has received much less attention the task is simpler and promising results have been obtained.
- Aunt Margaret's curly, black handwriting skipped and hopped on the paper because Melanie's eyes were so tired.
- Effective and reliable handwriting recognition will necessarily form an important part of this new technology.
- It was in the handwriting of my old friend Henry Jekyll.
- Likewise, in cursive handwriting it is often difficult to determine where one letter stops and another starts.
- Text recognition has the same remaining problem as handwriting recognition.
- They learn for a day the art of copperplate handwriting on slates.
- This described a form of handwriting used for everyday purposes.
to write with a pen, pencil, etc► write to write words or numbers: · By third grade they can all read and write pretty well.· At the bottom he wrote: "with sincere love from your oldest friend".· Over 15 percent of adults have never learned to write.· Helga wrote her comments neatly in pencil .write on/in/at etc: · She quickly wrote the license plate number on her hand.· Hang on, let me just get something to write on.· Write your name at the top of the page.write down something: · I wrote down all the things we have to do today.write something down: · Do you want me to write that down for you? ► put especially spoken to write something: · I wrote to Marian, but I didn't put anything about Bill being arrested.put something in/on/at etc: · Put your name at the top of each answer sheet.· Just put 'with love from Jason' on the card. ► take notes to write down short pieces of information about something, especially in order to remind yourself about what someone said or what was happening: · Did you take any notes at the lecture?· I read the first three chapters and took some notes. ► make a note of something/note down something to write down information as soon as you get it, so that you will be able to use it later: · OK, let me make a note of that before I forget it.· Did you make a note of the train times?note down something: · Taking out a pen, she noted down the phone number.note something down: · Colin noted everything down in a little black book. ► take down/get down to write down what someone says, at the same time as they are saying it: take down something/get down something: · A group of reporters was following the Senator, trying to get down every word he said.· Could I just take down your name and address?take something down/get something down: · Do you want me to take all this down?· Before he left, Mark got most of what she'd said down on paper. ► put something in writing to give someone a written agreement, promise, offer etc in order to show them that you are serious about it: · Following an informal discussion, Chris decided to put her proposals in writing.· A deal was made, but apparently nothing was ever put in writing. ► print to write something using separate letters, in order to make your writing clearer: · Please print your name in block capitals. ► writing/handwriting the way someone writes with a pen, pencil etc: · I can barely read your writing.· The children spent hours practising their handwriting. ► scrawl careless and untidy writing that is difficult to read: · What does it say? I can't read your scrawl! adjectives► neat/clear· Your handwriting is much neater than mine. ► legible/illegible (=written clearly/not written clearly enough for you to read)· He writes very quickly and his handwriting is almost illegible. ► small/tiny· Her handwriting was so tiny I couldn’t read it without my glasses. ► bad/poor/terrible/awful· Why do doctors have such terrible handwriting? ► good/lovely/beautiful· He wrote, in his lovely handwriting, a letter asking Ramsey to visit him. ► somebody’s best handwriting· In his best handwriting, he wrote, 'Happy Father’s Day, Dad'. verbs► have neat/small etc handwriting· Yu Yin has tiny handwriting. ► recognize somebody’s handwriting· Marcus didn’t recognize the handwriting on the envelope. ► read somebody’s handwriting· I’m afraid I find it very difficult to read your handwriting. handwriting + NOUN► a handwriting expert (=someone who studies people's handwriting)· A handwriting expert has confirmed that the letter was almost certainly written by Bateman. phrases► in somebody’s own handwriting· Entry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting. NOUN► recognition· Many of these applications may need some form of handwriting recognition.· Such tablets first became available in the late 1950's and precipitated considerable activity in on-line handwriting recognition.· On-line handwriting recognition requires some kind of digitising data tablet to capture the script as it is written.· Effective and reliable handwriting recognition will necessarily form an important part of this new technology.· Systems for handwriting recognition Script recognition systems are traditionally most heavily concerned with the problem of pattern recognition.· There are arguments in favour of handwriting recognition. the style of someone’s writing: I recognised her handwriting on the envelope. My handwriting has never been very neat.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesneat/clear· Your handwriting is much neater than mine.legible/illegible (=written clearly/not written clearly enough for you to read)· He writes very quickly and his handwriting is almost illegible.small/tiny· Her handwriting was so tiny I couldn’t read it without my glasses.bad/poor/terrible/awful· Why do doctors have such terrible handwriting?good/lovely/beautiful· He wrote, in his lovely handwriting, a letter asking Ramsey to visit him.somebody’s best handwriting· In his best handwriting, he wrote, 'Happy Father’s Day, Dad'.verbshave neat/small etc handwriting· Yu Yin has tiny handwriting.recognize somebody’s handwriting· Marcus didn’t recognize the handwriting on the envelope.read somebody’s handwriting· I’m afraid I find it very difficult to read your handwriting.handwriting + NOUNa handwriting expert (=someone who studies people's handwriting)· A handwriting expert has confirmed that the letter was almost certainly written by Bateman.phrasesin somebody’s own handwriting· Entry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting. |