tenji block

a mix of tiles of domes blocks and rods blocks

Meaning

Noun

  • A type of walkway paving tile, consisting of a dot array block and a line stack block, used to inform visually impaired pedestrians of a route (lined path) and danger ahead (dotted threshold).

Related

Similar words

  • tactile paving slab
  • tactile paving
  • bumpy pavement
  • tactile ground surface indicator
  • tactile walking surface indicator
  • detectable warning surface
  • braille block

Narrower meaning words

  • truncated domes

Origin

  • From Japanese 点字ブロック, from Japanese 点字 + English block.

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