Hypernym

exteroception 1

noun

English

sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body

noun

English

any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

adjective

English

of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

adjective

English

of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

adjective

English

of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

Part_meronym

noun

English

the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs

touch 2

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)

Examples

1.only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us

Synonyms

sense of touch 1
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
skin senses 1
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
touch modality 1
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
cutaneous senses 1
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)

Derivationally related form

verb

English

perceive via the tactile sense

Part_holonym

noun

English

the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs

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