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PRONUNCIATION OF GESTIC

gestic  [ˈdʒestɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GESTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gestic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GESTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gestic in the English dictionary

The definition of gestic in the dictionary is relating to gestures or body movements.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GESTIC


acoustic
əˈkuːstɪk
artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
diagnostic
ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪk
domestic
dəˈmɛstɪk
elastic
ɪˈlæstɪk
fantastic
fænˈtæstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
lipstick
ˈlɪpˌstɪk
majestic
məˈdʒɛstɪk
mystic
ˈmɪstɪk
nondomestic
ˌnɒndəˈmestɪk
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
rustic
ˈrʌstɪk
statistic
stəˈtɪstɪk
stick
stɪk
telestic
tɪˈlestɪk
transvestic
trænzˈvestɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GESTIC

gestaltist
gestant
Gestapo
gestate
gestation
gestational
gestative
gestatorial chair
gestatory
geste
gestical
gesticulant
gesticulate
gesticulation
gesticulative
gesticulator
gesticulatory
gestural
gesturally
gesture

WORDS THAT END LIKE GESTIC

agrestic
alkahestic
amnestic
anamnestic
anapaestic
anapestic
asbestic
Avestic
ballistic
catachrestic
drastic
empaestic
futuristic
isopiestic
linguistic
logistic
optimistic
orchestic
sarcastic
undomestic

Synonyms and antonyms of gestic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gestic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GESTIC

Find out the translation of gestic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gestic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gestic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gestic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gestual
570 millions of speakers

English

gestic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gestic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gestic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gestic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gestual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gestic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gestuel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gestic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gestische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gestic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gestic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gestic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gestic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gestic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्साहपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bedensel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gestic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gestic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gestic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gestic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gestic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gestic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gestic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gestic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GESTIC»

The term «gestic» is normally little used and occupies the 140.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GESTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gestic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GESTIC»

Discover the use of gestic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gestic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Constructing Cultures: Essays on Literary Translation
Theories of acting, from Stanislawski through Brecht, have evolved the notion of the gestic text that is somehow encoded in the written and can then be deciphered by an actor. If there is gestic text, or inner text that is read intuitively by actors ...
Susan Bassnett, André Lefevere, 1998
2
Unmaking Mimesis: Essays on Feminism and Theatre
A gestic feminist criticism would 'alienate' or foreground those moments in a playtext when social attitudes about gender and sexuality conceal or disrupt patriarchal ideology. It would refuse to naturalize or valorize female dramatists, but would ...
Elin Diamond, 2003
3
The Cambridge Companion to Brecht
The terms Gestus and gestisch were not unique to Brecht (Willett refers to a use by Lessing in 1767 and to an article by Kurt Weill on the gestic character of music in 1929), and first appeared in his writings in the 'Notes to Mahagonny' ('The ...
Peter Thomson, Glendyr Sacks, 2006
4
Bertolt Brecht: Centenary Essays
Gestic acting is typified by a stress on comportment and positioning which serve to defamiliarize both cultural inscription and intprhuman relations. Given the potential of gestic acting as a tool for exposing oppressive power relations, it is hardly ...
Steve Giles, Rodney Livingstone, 1998
5
Brecht at the Opera
Joy Haslam Calico. most thorough published airing of the subject by anyone in the Brecht circle during Brecht's lifetime, including the playwright himself. Weill published "Concerning the Gestic Character of Music" in Die Musik in March 1929.
Joy Haslam Calico, 2008
6
Improvisation in a Ritual Context: The Music of Cantonese Opera
In the profession of Cantonese opera, the two sets of sign language are sometimes referred to collectively as gestic hint. However, there are some differences between the two. While gestic hint is employed by actors and the woodblock player, ...
Shouren Chen, 1991
7
Performance: Media and technology
A gestic feminist criticism would "alienate" or foreground those moments in a playtext in which social attitudes about gender could be made visible. It would highlight sex-gender configurations as they conceal or disrupt a coercive or patriarchal ...
Philip Auslander, 2003
8
Signs of Performance: An Introduction to Twentieth-Century ...
Brecht's instructions for would-be gestic actors are very general, because, as we have seen, Gestus is not a style but a set of goals to be achieved by whichever means are most appropriate to the message. He comes closest to a formula for the ...
Colin Counsell, 2013
9
Brecht Sourcebook
This setting of the rhythms on the basis of the text constitutes no more than the foundation of music that is gestic. The really productive work of the composer begins when he uses all the other means of musical expression to make contact  ...
Henry Bial, Carol Martin, 2005
10
Marxist Aesthetics: The foundations within everyday life for ...
emotions the 'gestic style'. Gestic style is applied to all aspects of Brecht's theatre to prevent a passive, uncritical response. The general characteristic of gestic style consists of an attempt to supply an explanation for the course of action being ...
Pauline Johnson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GESTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gestic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
PCAP Touch Screen Controller provides multi-touch coordinates.
Microchip's MGC3130 E-field-based 3D tracking and gesture controller includes Microchip's patented GestIC(®) technology, allowing user ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
2
Microchip - High-performance projected-capacitive touch screen …
Microchip's MGC3130 E-field-based 3D tracking and gesture controller includes Microchip's patented GestIC technology, allowing user input ... «Electropages, Jun 15»
3
The playlist: jazz – Miles Davis, Gregory Porter, Laura Mvula and more
... Ross invoked a 1928 Weill essay called On the Gestic Character of Music – a reference to musical gestures, in which the audience's attention ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
THE HIDDEN ARTIST: Kristine Schomaker
After viewing the spontaneous and gestic dripping artwork of Sam Francis, she became inspired to paint and was quickly drawn into art ... «noho arts district, Mar 15»
5
Microchip - Controller enables one-step design-in of 3D gesture …
Microchip announces the second member of its award-winning and patented GestIC family. The new MGC3030 3D gesture controller features ... «Electropages, Jan 15»
6
$2 Waves 3D Gesture Into Any Device
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Any embedded device can made to recognize 3D gestures in mid-air, with the addition of the new GestIC from Microchip ... «EE Times, Jan 15»
7
New Microchip GestIC® Controller Enables One-step Design-in of …
Unique to GestIC technology, the programmable Auto Wake-Up On Approach feature begins operating in the range of 100 microwatts power ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
8
Microchip Technology Announces Financial Results for Second …
Note: The Microchip name and logo, MPLAB, PIC, GestIC, and MOST are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and ... «MarketWatch, Oct 14»
9
Microchip Launches 3DTouchPad with 2D, 3D Gestures - Analyst Blog
Microchip's GestIC technology makes the 3DTouchPad capable of detecting 3D gestures up to a range of 10 cm, along with highly responsive ... «NASDAQ, Oct 14»
10
Microchip Introduces World's First Development Platform With 2D …
The 3DTouchPad provides robust and innovative 3D gesture recognition utilizing Microchip's GestIC® technology that offers a detection range ... «MarketWatch, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gestic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gestic>. Apr 2024 ».
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