181. Gesture

chironomy, cheironomy

1 . the science of gesture.

2 . the art of conducting singers of Gregorian chant through hand gestures to mark the rise or fall of the melody. — chironomic, cheironomic, adj.

dactylology

the science of manual sign language, as for use in communicating with the deaf. — dactylotogist, n. — dactylologic, dactylological, adj.

kinemics

Linguistics. the study of units of gestural expression.

kinesics

Linguistics. a systematic study of nonverbal body gestures, as smiles, hand motions, or other movements, in their relation to human communication; body language. Also called pasimology. — kinesic, adj.

pasimology

kinesics.

pathognomy

the study of the signs that reveal human passions. — pathognomonic, adj.