Noun: fingerspelling
- An alphabet of manual signs
"She used fingerspelling to spell out unfamiliar names";
- finger spelling
- Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language
"The Deaf often fingerspell";
- finger-spell
Derived forms: fingerspellings
Type of: communicate, intercommunicate, sign language, signing
Encyclopedia: Fingerspelling
Fingerspell