visucentric

English

Alternative forms

• visu-centric

Etymology

visuo- +‎ -centric

Pronunciation

• enPR: vizh-uw-sĕn'trĭk

Adjective

visucentric (comparative more visucentric, superlative most visucentric)

1. Designed in a manner that is visually optimal for deaf and hard-of-hearing people; pertaining to designs that focus on visual access.

   In a visucentric world, spatial awareness comes from cues that are subtle and may go unnoticed to the hearing. (Deaf Diverse Design Guide web site)

2. Of art, literature, etc.: focusing mainly on what the eyes perceive.

   Much of the poetry included in John Lee Clark's Deaf American Poetry: An Anthology is visucentric.

See also

• Jane Fernandes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia