signwriting
Syllables: sign·writ·ingUK/ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/
signwriting noun: any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
Noun
signwriting (uncountable)
- Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
- Dieter walked along a broad corridor. Each door was clearly labeled in neat German signwriting, but Dieter looked inside anyway.2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 30
- The art or process of writing signs.
- Much modern signwriting is also done very cheaply, in the fastest possible way, and creativity is constrained by this commercial pressure as well.1991, Anthony John Lewery, Popular art: past and present
Proper noun capitalized: SignWriting
SignWriting
- An iconic writing system used to depict sign languages.
- Formal SignWriting is one particular computerized design for Sutton SignWriting that envisions a sign as a two part word.2022 January 30, Steve Slevinski, “Formal SignWriting”, in IETF, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024
- Synonyms:
- Sutton SignWriting
Synonyms of signwriting
- Sutton SignWriting
Forms of signwriting
| alternative form | sign writing |
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Origin of signwriting
Compound of sign + writing.
Compound of sign + writing. The writing system was invented in 1974 by Valerie Sutton.
Questions about signwriting
- What does signwriting mean?
- Signwriting means any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
- What part of speech is signwriting?
- Signwriting can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce signwriting?
- Signwriting is pronounced /ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near signwriting in the dictionary
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