Haptic sensations defy precise description.
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Haptic
/ˈhæptɪk/
Synonyms for "haptic" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
contact sensingcontact technology
Determiner(1 words)
more feeling
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(2 words)
nonvisualphysical feeling
Noun(3 words)
Related words (9)
Adjective(9 words)
tactile contactstactile datatactile interactiontactile qualitytactile sensationtactile texturetactualtouch-basedtouch-related
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
2 entriesperceptual propertysensory attribute
More specific
3 entrieshaptic devicetactile feedbacktactile perception
Collocations
6 entrieshaptic devicehaptic feedbackhaptic interfacehaptic perceptionhaptic renderinghaptic technology
Inflections
2 entriesmore hapticmost haptic
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
So there may be sciences of touch, taste, and smell; which will be Haptic, Geustic and Osphrantic.
Source: wiktionary
Although the five basic senses are often studied as individual systems covering visual, auditory, taste, smell, orientation and the haptic sensations, there is an interplay between the senses.
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An engineer tends to describe haptics primarily in terms of forces, elongations, frequencies, mechanical tensions, and shear forces. This of course makes sense and is important for the technical design process. However haptics is more than that. Haptic perceptions range from minor interactions in everyday life, e.g., drinking from a glass or writing this text, to a means of social communication, e.g., shaking hands or giving someone a pat on the shoulder, and very personal and private interpersonal experiences.
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