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inkprint

inkprint noun: ordinary ink printing, when contrasted with braille.

Noun

inkprint (countable and uncountable, plural inkprints)

  1. Ordinary ink printing, when contrasted with braille.
    • Devices that permit direct reading of inkprint would be far more useful, since then the entire library of published literature is then opened to a deaf-blind person, while only a relatively small selection can ever be put into braille.1975, Communication and Sensory Aids for the Deaf-Blind, page 5
    • “Twin-Vision” books are inkprint with braille overlays that help young children learn that words can be either seen or touched.1987, Rose-Marie Swallow, Kathleen Mary Huebner (eds.), How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, American Foundation for the Blind, page 40

Forms of inkprint

pluralinkprints

Origin of inkprint

From ink + print.

Questions about inkprint

What does inkprint mean?
Inkprint means ordinary ink printing, when contrasted with braille.
What part of speech is inkprint?
Inkprint is a noun.
What is the plural of inkprint?
The plural of inkprint is inkprints.

Words near inkprint in the dictionary

  1. inkpads
  2. Inkpen
  3. Inkpens
  4. inkpot
  5. inkpots
  6. inkprint
  7. inkprints
  8. inkproof
  9. inks
  10. inks in
  11. inks up

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