fingerspelling

Plural: fingerspellings

Noun

• an alphabet of manual signs
• The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
• Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet.
• A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system.

Verb

• communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language
• present participle and gerund of fingerspell

Synonyms

finger spelling, finger-spell, fingerspell, dactylology