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Meaning of "lip-reading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIP-READING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIP-READING

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Lip-Reading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIP-READING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lip reading

Lip reading, also known as lipreading or speechreading, is a technique of understanding speech by visually interpreting the movements of the lips, face and tongue when normal sound is not available, relying also on information provided by the context, knowledge of the language, and any residual hearing. Although primarily used by deaf and hard-of-hearing people, people with normal hearing generally process visual information from the moving mouth at a subconscious level.

Definition of lip-reading in the English dictionary

The definition of lip-reading in the dictionary is a method used by deaf people to comprehend spoken words by interpreting movements of the speaker's lips Also called: speech-reading.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIP-READING

lip
lip balm
lip gloss
lip microphone
lip out
lip pencil
lip salve
lip service
lip-read
lip-reader
lip-smacking
lip-sync
lip-synch
lipa
lipaemia
Lipari Islands
liparite
lipase
Lipchitz
lipe

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIP-READING

according
beading
degrading
downloading
fading
grading
heading
homesteading
invading
lading
leading
loading
misleading
pleading
proofreading
reading
recommended reading
shading
trading
unloading
wading

Synonyms and antonyms of lip-reading in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lip-reading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIP-READING

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

Translator English - Chinese

唇读
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lectura de labios
570 millions of speakers

English

lip-reading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिप रीडिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قراءة الشفاه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чтение с губ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leitura labial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠোঁট-পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lecture sur les lèvres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bibir membaca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lippenlesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

読唇術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입술 읽기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lip-reading
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

môi đọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதட்டு வாசிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओठ-वाचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dudak okuma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lettura labiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czytanie z ruchu warg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

читання з губ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buze - lectură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lip - ανάγνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liplees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läppavläsning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leppe - lesing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lip-reading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIP-READING»

The term «lip-reading» is regularly used and occupies the 86.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIP-READING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lip-reading

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIP-READING»

Discover the use of lip-reading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lip-reading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lip Reading
The popular comedy actress and raconteuse Maureen Lipman reveals how she found herself trussed up backstage in Birmingham, ponders the more peculiar aspects of cricket terminology and explores the miracle of plastic tablecloths.
Maureen Lipman, 1999
2
Lip-Reading
"The word werwolf (or werewolf) is derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'wer', man, and 'wulf', wolf, and has its equivalents in the German 'Wahrwolf' and French 'loup-garou', whilst it is also to be found in the languages, respectively, of ...
Edward B. Nitchie, 2007
3
Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist's Prescription ...
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist's Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets, at The Museum of Modern Art, New York (August 12, 2012-January 7, 2013), organized by Ron Magliozzi, ...
Ronald S. Magliozzi, 2012
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Lip Reading Principles and Practice
Nitchie, principal of the New York School for the Hard-of-Hearing, has embodied both his system and methods into this book, which is the result of years of study, and of experience in teaching.
Edward B. Nitchie, 2004
5
Lip Reading: A Novel
She Could Save Millions, or Save Herself She just needs a little longer.
Harry Kraus, 2014
6
Lessons in Lip-Reading for Self-Instruction
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Edward B. Nitchie, 2011
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New aids and materials for teaching lip-reading
X (« 5 I ^°r^iization of the social problems of deafness led to the formation of the Nitchie Service League in 1910, named in honor of Edward B. Nitchie, a teacher of lip reading. Later, this organization became the New York League for the Hard  ...
American Hearing Society, American Society for the Hard of Hearing, 1943
8
Lip Reading Made Easy
Here's a James Bond-type skill every snoop should be familiar with ( "listen in" on conversations you can't hear!
Edward B. Nitchie, 1998
9
Deafmutism and the Education of Deafmutes by Lip-Reading and ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Arthur Hartmann, 2009
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The Muller Walle Method of Lip Reading for the Deaf
Bruhn, the principal of the Muller-Walle School of Lip-Reading and the Muller-Walle Training School for Teachers in Boston, Massachusetts, presents a series of thirty lessons, including exercises, sentence practice and story studies in ...
Martha E. Bruhn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIP-READING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lip-reading is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cochlear implants give the gift of hearing, but they're not for everyone
For Stacy Cockrell, it was "wah, wah, wah," which, thanks to stellar lip-reading skills, she was able to interpret as her mother's "I love you.". «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
TV Series Review: Nach Baliye 7 - The Times of India
... another example of an innovative fun task, where the complains of the women were to be guessed by the men on the basis of lip-reading. «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Sunday's National Newspaper Front Pages
A lip-reading expert has told the Express the Queen was just making a "playful royal wave" and not a Nazi-style salute in the 1933 film obtained ... «Pirate FM, Jul 15»
4
'Jeremy Clarkson wannabe' caught out by YouTube post is …
Lip-reading experts were used by the Crown Prosecution Service to decipher what both men were saying on the footage as the car sped along, ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
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Funny Video Shows a Day in the Life of a Deaf Person
Lip-reading is a pain sometimes, but it does help. -- DON'T YELL! It does way more harm than help, and frankly, it makes you look silly. -- Don't ... «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Indian IT's AI: More Artificial Less Intelligent
This is illustrated best in the film's famous "lip-reading" scene where HAL 9000 discovers that the astronauts are planning to deactivate it by ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
University team developing lip-reading hearing aid
A hearing aid equipped with a camera and lip-reading software is being developed by researchers at the University of Stirling. The device is ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
8
Disney labs develop mind-boggling lip-reading algorithm to dub …
Disney labs has developed a lip-reading algorithm that could potentially be used to dub films faster and more accurately. «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
9
Watch These Hilariously Dubbed-Over Clips from Dancing with the …
The spoof takes a cue from Bad Lip Reading, a YouTube channel that ... scrolling for more incredible clips of factually inaccurate lip-reading. «People Magazine, May 15»
10
Scottish scientists developing a lip-reading hearing aid
The camera will beam the words directly to the earpiece using wireless technology, switching between lip-reading and hearing modes ... «Deadline News, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lip-Reading [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lip-reading>. Apr 2024 ».
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