sign language

sign language

n.

1. A language that uses a system of manual, facial, and other body movements as the means of communication, especially among deaf people.

2. A method of communication, as between speakers of different languages, that uses hand movements and other gestures.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sign language - language expressed by visible hand gestures signing language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" finger spelling, fingerspelling - an alphabet of manual signs American sign language, ASL - the sign language used in the United States sign - a gesture that is part of a sign language

Translations

sign language n → mímica, lenguaje m por or de señas

sign language n → langage m par signes

sign language n → Zeichensprache f

sign language n → linguaggio dei muti