English Explanatory Dictionary

haptic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the sense of touch.
  2. Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).

Pronunciation

/ˈhæptɪk/ en-au-haptic.ogg

Word forms

haptic

Etymology

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

Synonyms

tactile

Derived words

ephaptic haptical haptically haptic interface hapticity haptics nonhaptic visuohaptic
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