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Definition of Lipreading
1. Noun. Perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips.
Definition of Lipreading
1. Noun. The act of reading lips. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of lipread) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lipreading
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lipreading
1. The process by which an observer comprehends speech by watching the movements of the speaker's lips without hearing the speaker's voice. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipreading
Literary usage of Lipreading
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Guidebook For Communities Responding To Sexual ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"lipreading - Many individuals who are hearing impaired or deaf rely upon lip
reading hi order to understand what others are saying. ..."
2. Practical Hearing Aid Selection And Fitting by Henry Tobin (1997)
"lipreading performance is strongly influenced by visual acuity (42). ... The value
of lipreading can be demonstrated very simply using a video player and ..."
3. Annual Report by Cincinnati (Ohio). Board of Education, Cincinnati (Ohio), Board of Education (1893)
"... who seem to appreciate their attainments, especially in lipreading and
articulation. Both schools seem to be fulfilling their missions. PENMANSHIP. ..."
4. Branch Library News by New York Public Library (1914)
"SOCIOLOGY Including Government and Education Boultbee, EF Help for the deaf; what
lipreading is. [1913.] Daniels, John. In freedom's birthplace; a study of ..."
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