haptic
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haptic
- /ˈhæptɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æptɪk
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
adjective
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Of or relating to the sense of touch.
So there may be sciences of touch, taste, and smell; which will be Haptic, Geustic and Osphrantic.
Similar: tactile
- Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”). [T]he new standard should encompass other media, such as video, audio (both captured and synthetic), and in principle be extensible to new modalities such as haptic output and speech or gestural input, which have become increasingly integrated within graphics applications; […]
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adj of or relating to the sense of touch
| Español | táctil, háptico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 觸覺的 /触觉的 chùjué de |
| Português | tátil, táctil |
| Français | tactile |
| Deutsch | haptisch |
| Italiano | aptico |
| Ελληνικά | απτικός aptikós |
| Русский | такти́льный taktílʹnyj, осяза́тельный osjazátelʹnyj, гаптический gaptičeskij |
adj of or relating to haptics
| Español | háptico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 觸覺介面的 /触觉介面的 chùjué jièmiàn de |
| Português | háptico |
| Français | haptique |
| Italiano | aptico |
| Ελληνικά | απτικός aptikós |
| Русский | тактильный taktilʹnyj |
Talk about this word "haptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haptic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. haptic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/haptic "haptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/haptic.Cite this
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title = {haptic},
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