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Braille

/bɹeɪl/

A system of writing invented by Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

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noun

1
A system of writing invented by Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

verb

1
To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.
"I played back my recorded notes and brailled them."

adjective

1
Of, relating to or written in braille.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Braille"

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Word	Definition
printnoun	(uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
e-textnoun	An electronic or digital version of a text.
pdfnoun	(computing) Initialism of Portable Document Format, a standard for representing electronic documents, allowing them to be transmitted and reproduced accurately with the same printed layout.
gradenoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
braynoun	The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.
berylnoun	(uncountable, mineralogy) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).
brillnoun	A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
readersnoun	Reading glasses
braillernoun	(technology) A typewriter used to emboss paper with braille cells to be read by the visually impaired instead of using a manual stylus.
optophonenoun	A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character
nemeth braillenoun	A form of Braille used for mathematical and scientific notation.
inkprintnoun	Ordinary ink printing, when contrasted with braille.
bharati braillenoun	A semi-unified braille script of greater India.
braille blocknoun	Synonym of tenji block.
punctographnoun	(obsolete) A typewriter that produces braille.
lexiphonenoun	A machine that converts text to audio signals, intended to be used by blind people.
noctographnoun	(historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.
night writingnoun	A system of code using symbols of twelve dots arranged as two columns of six dots embossed on a square of paperboard, designed to allow military communication without light or noise. It is the forerunner of braille.
raphigraphynoun	(historical) A tactile form of the Latin script invented for use by both blind and sighted people, resembling braille but with more dots, allowing the letters to resemble their written equivalents.
snellennoun	A Snellen chart.