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hap⋅tics

[hap-tiks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of psychology that investigates cutaneous sense data.

Origin:
1890–95; haptic < Gk haptikós able to grasp or perceive, equiv. to háp(tein) to grasp, sense, perceive + -tikos -tic; see -ics


haptic, hap⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
hap·tic   (hāp'tĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.

[Greek haptikos, from haptesthai, to grasp, touch.]

Main Entry: hap·tic
Pronunciation: 'hap-tik
Variant: or hap·ti·cal /-ti-k&l/
Function: adjective
1 : relating to or based on the sense of touch haptic mode of perception —Colin Gordon>
2 : characterized by a predilection for the sense of touchhaptic person>

haptic hap·tic (hāp'tĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.

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