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hap⋅tics

  [hap-tiks]
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–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

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

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

Main Entry: hap·tics
Pronunciation: -tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a science concerned with the sense of touch
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haptic hap·tic (hāp'tĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.

haptics hap·tics (hāp'tĭks)
n.
The science that deals with the sense of touch.

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