tenji block
English
a mix of tiles of domes blocks and rods blocks
Etymology
From Japanese 点字 (“tèńjí”) (てんじ) (Japanese braille, literally 'dot character')
Noun
tenji block (plural tenji blocks)
- 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).
Synonyms
- tactile paving slab
- tactile paving
- bumpy pavement
- tactile ground surface indicator
- tactile walking surface indicator
- detectable warning surface
- braille block
Hyponyms
- truncated domes
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