An alphabet of manual signs

• Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to Sign Language

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As far as can be made out, systems of fingerspelling have always come about by hearing invention. ▪ In both countries fingerspelling has become incorporated into sign language communication and deaf people will use fingerspelling ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an alphabet of manual signs [syn: finger spelling ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fingerspelling (or dactylology ) is the representation of the letters of a writing system , and sometimes numeral systems , using only the hands. These manual alphabets (also known as finger alphabets or hand alphabets ), have often been used in deaf education ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The practice of representing the letters of the alphabet using just the hands to spell out words. 2 Any system for representing the letters of the alphabet using just the hands. 3 A representation of the spelling of a word using just the hands.