handshape
Manual letter form
Handshape is the configuration of fingers and palm that forms a sign in sign language.
Each signed word has a specific handshape as one of its basic components, along with movement and location.
Linguists analyzing sign languages identify dozens of distinct handshapes: The ASL sign for "I love you" uses a handshape combining the letters I, L, and Y.
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- classifierAssigns items to groups
- movementChange in position
location · phonology · morpheme · articulation · parameter · configuration · primes · symmetry
Gesture indicating approval
- fistTightly closed hand
- pointExact location or meaning
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- beckonSignal to approach
salute · high-five · fist-bump · claw · pinch · snap · clap · pantomime
Secure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
- pincerGrasping claw organ
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
flexion · extension · opposition · abduction · adduction · manipulation · prehension · digit
ASL
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- classifierAssigns items to groups
movement · location · phonology · morpheme · articulation · parameter · configuration · primes · symmetry
thumbs-up
Gesture indicating approval
beckon · salute · high-five · fist-bump · claw · pinch · snap · clap · pantomime · mudra
grip
Secure manual hold
coordination · flexion · extension · opposition · abduction · adduction · manipulation · prehension · digit · knuckle
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- potteryFired clay objects
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
origami · crafting · pinching · coiling · throwing · wedging · slab · kneading · manipulation · forming
handshapemovement
Change in position
motion · location · facial expression · orientation · mouthing
- secret handshakeMembers-only coded greeting
- firm handshakeTight palm-to-palm greeting
- handshake dealUnwritten mutual commitment
- golden handshakeLucrative payment upon departure
- warm handshake