Braille

//ˈbɹeɪl// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of braille. alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. countable, uncountable

    "Another difficulty which causes literature in braille to remain scarce is the cumbersomeness of the process of producing braille books."

  3. 3
    a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.

    "I played back my recorded notes and brailled them."

  2. 2
    transcribe in braille wordnet
  3. 3
    to identify something by touch. broadly, informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of braille. alt-of, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, relating to or written in braille. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Louis Braille

Synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Louis Braille, who was blind from the age of three, invented a way for the blind to read."

Etymology

Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead.

Related phrases

Bharati braillebraille blockpartially sighted

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