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Meanings of gestural in English

Used of the language of the deaf.

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Examples for "sign"
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He can't talk much now, can't form words, can't use sign language.
Black is the new white
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One passenger said she had seen no sign of such help, however.
The Guardian
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Kellye Bensley: Come and have a look and try sign language week.
Radio NZ
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The three countries aim to sign the new agreement by Nov. 30.
Reuters
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He had no problem speaking; a sure sign he was a mixture.
The Plains of Passage
1
Putin, however, said he had recently received a request signed by Khodorkovsky.
The Guardian
2
New Zealand signed the Convention in March last year, to great fanfare.
Radio NZ
3
Last week Britain signed an agreement on nuclear energy cooperation with India.
Reuters
4
He brought good news with him; the deal had finally been signed.
White Hunter, Black Heart
5
South Wairarapa District signed up with the Wellington Water group last year.
Radio NZ
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Accurate interpretation of speech requires the integration of verbal and nonverbal signals.
Pubmed
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Coughlan is terrific here in using nonverbal cues to display her devastation.
Reuters
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Closely observe all his nonverbal cues -hisbehavior, respiration, perspiration, carotid pulse.
Mindhunter
4
Is he or she in tune with your sentiments and nonverbal cues?
Ebony
5
Conall agreed to be nice, in the best nonverbal way possible.
Changeless
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In this sign-language the girl described the situation in the barn.
The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil Wa...
2
Mr Mitchell, flanked by a sign-language interpreter, immediately answers the question.
The Irish Times
3
Speaks French, German, and Spanish, besides I don't know how many Indian sign-languages.
The Man on the Box
Usage of gestural in English
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There are occasional lapses when this family show dips into gestural, pantomime-style storytelling.
The Guardian
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MIT has become a hotbed for researchers working in the area of gestural computing.
Wired
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In the near future, we'll see even more robust implementations of touch and gestural interfaces.
Wired
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It's a sanction but is more gestural than punitive.
The Irish Times
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Some systems use small cameras that can be embedded into the display to capture gestural information.
Wired
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Previous findings on gestural impairment in autism are inconsistent, while scant evidence came from Chinese-speaking individuals.
Pubmed
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Like for today, Wii and Microsoft own gestural.
Wired
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He uses the same methods in fine figure studies which, despite the gestural energy, are surprisingly sensitive.
The Irish Times
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This gestural portrait of a young man was produced during the artist's visit to Congo in 1942.
The South African
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It's a gestural control into your phone.
Wired
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And, perhaps most significantly, it captures and preserves the gestural spontaneity of the artist's touch very well.
The Irish Times
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Atheer's prototype 3-D gestural interface is promising.
Wired
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Yet there was absolutely no agreement on what constituted language, whether gestural or symbolic, when chimpanzees were involved.
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
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His customers might love the features born of the one-­­upmanship among carmakers, from infrared cameras to gestural controls.
Wired
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However, wrist as well as joint kinematic variables of the gestural movements failed to change significantly after PVP.
Pubmed
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The gestural mark-making offers a reference to process and application, and the presence of the artist's hand is palpable.
The Irish Times
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