local sign

British  

noun

1. physiol the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body

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Example Sentences

With the help of a local sign painter, she spent three days creating enormous spatial illusions: bold diagonals, circles, arrows, letters and blocks of bull’s-eye colors.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

“I had to go to a local sign store and have them design a sign and pay for it,” he said.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2020

Sheriff Tom Jones says the new patrol car “was awaiting installation of vinyl graphics” from a local sign vendor, a small company that hadn’t yet gotten the graphics ready.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2014

Although it affects only a small part of the population, everyone here knows the local sign language, and deaf and hearing individuals marry without regard to either party’s ability to hear.

From Nature

Of itself, the retina has "local sign" since we can tell where in the field of view a seen object is, i.e., in what direction it is from us.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.