Definition of lipreading
: the interpreting of speech by watching the speaker's lip and facial movements without hearing the voice
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In any event, work in computer lipreading – or rather speechreading, since the computer looks at the person's jaw, tongue, and teeth as well as the lips – has been steadily progressing for more than six years.
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1874
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: the interpreting of spoken words by watching the speaker's lip and facial movements without hearing the voice
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