legibility

legibility
The property that makes legible or easily readable.

The legibility of this text is questionable: half the people asked said it was almost illegible, but the other half said it was easy to read.


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  • legibility — UK US /ˌledʒɪˈbɪləti/ noun [U] ► the degree to which writing or text can be read easily because the letters are clear, the text is printed well, etc.: »Among the changes we recommend are the removal of unnecessary text from labels, greater… …   Financial and business terms

  • Legibility — Leg i*bil i*ty (l[e^]j [i^]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality of being legible; legibleness. Sir. D. Brewster. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • legibility — 1670s; see LEGIBLE (Cf. legible) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • legibility — Различимость (Legibility)     Характеристика шрифта, определяющая легкость распознавания отдельных знаков …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • legibility — įskaitomumas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Teksto skaitymo lengvumas, priklausantis nuo jo pavaizdavimo (spausdinimo) būdo: šrifto, ženklų dydžio, tarpų tarp ženklų ir eilučių, eilučių ilgio ir kt. Gerą įskaitomumą galima pasiekti… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • legibility — legible ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of handwriting or print) clear enough to read. DERIVATIVES legibility noun legibly adverb. ORIGIN Latin legibilis, from legere to read …   English terms dictionary

  • legibility — noun see legible …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • legibility — /lej euh bil i tee/, n. 1. Also, legibleness. the state or quality of being legible. 2. Also called visibility. Typography. the quality of type that affects the perceptibility of a word, line, or paragraph of printed matter. Cf. readability (def …   Universalium

  • Legibility — (удобо)читаемостьудобочитаемость¦читаемость (шрифта); Чёткость (шрифта); Удобочитаемость …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

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