Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or relating to the sense of touch.

    haptisch

    такти́льныйtaktílʹnyj, осяза́тельныйosjazátelʹnyj, гаптическийgaptičeskij

    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

  2. (not comparable)Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).

    тактильныйtaktilʹnyj

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Haptic sensations defy precise description.

    ruОсязательные ощущения не поддаются точному описанию.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of or relating to the sense of touch:
of or relating to haptics:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to the sense of touch:

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “

From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch:tactiletactual

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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