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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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Main Entry: hap·tics
Pronunciation: -tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a science concerned with the sense of touch
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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haptics hap·tics (hāp'tĭks)
n.
The science that deals with the sense of touch.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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