Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

    Brailleschrift, Blindenschrift

    а́збука Бра́йляázbuka Brájlja, систе́ма Бра́йляsistéma Brájlja, брайльbrajlʹ

    a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Can you write Braille?

    ruТы умеешь писать по Брайлю? — marafon

  2. Books written in braille are very important for people with visual impairments.

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  3. My grandfather had a braille book about Esperanto and Ido.

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  4. The child had written in Braille on a Personal Digital Assistant.

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  5. Blind people read by touching, using a system of raised dots called Braille.

    ruСлепые читают на ощупь, используя систему выпуклых точек под названием "шрифт Брайля". — Biga

    deBlinde Menschen lesen durch Berühren, dabei benutzen sie ein System von erhabenen Punkten, das Brailleschrift genannt wird. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
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system of writing using raised dots:
Deutsch
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system of writing using raised dots:

Origin

Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /

Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead.

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Forms

plural: brailles

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852):Louis Braille

Word family

5 related words

See also

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