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tactile sensation

tactile sensation

1 4.9
The feeling you get when your skin is touched or pressed
  • noun
  • /ˈtæktaɪl sɪnˈseɪʃən/
translation icon : sensación táctil
  • So, as the White Light develops, blood is being shunted away from the occipital lobe, thus enhancing the White Light and simultaneously increasing blood flow to the extremities in such a rapid fashion that an actual tactile sensation of "energy" flowing through the body is realized.

So it's, it has no shape, no colour, no form, no tactile sensation.

Examples

  • You need the tactile sensation of actually holding something to really get a feeling of ownership.

    Blog text (21)
  • It was possible that the material of the gown worn by the patient had produced a tactile sensation of elevated temperature.

    Academic text (1994)
  • He touches its petals gently, explores them, and is quietly astonished by the tactile sensation.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She felt a delightful tactile sensation as she ran her fingers over the soft fabric of the blanket.

  • The tactile sensation of the cool grass beneath his feet made him feel connected to nature.

  • Artists often seek a tactile sensation when they use their hands to shape the clay.

Synonyms

feeling
vstactile sensation
580 1.0

A physical sensation you notice through touch or inside your body

is limited to perceptions arising from skin contact detected by receptors
touch
vstactile sensation
360 1.0

A feeling when your skin meets something or someone

is limited to the resulting physical feeling rather than the action of contact
sensation
vstactile sensation
137 3.5

A feeling in your body from touch, pain, or heat

is narrower, applying only to physical perceptions detected by the skin
feel
vstactile sensation
46 1.8

How something is to the touch

focuses on raw physical perception from skin receptor signals rather than object quality
touch sensation
vstactile sensation
  • Specialized
3.9

A feeling on the skin when something presses or rests on it

is broader, covering physical feelings from skin contact beyond only pressure
tactual sensation
vstactile sensation
  • Specialized
7.4

A feeling you get through your skin when you touch something

is the general term for physical feelings detected by skin receptors
cutaneous sensation
vstactile sensation
  • Specialized
6.0

A feeling on the skin, for example touch, heat, or pain

covers similar surface perceptions but stresses the role of receptors generally
skin sensation
vstactile sensation
3.5

A feeling you have on the surface of the skin

is focused on feelings caused by contact detected by skin receptors
haptic sensation
vstactile sensation
  • Specialized
7.5

A feeling on your skin when you touch or press something

is the general phrase for physical feelings from skin receptor activation

How Intense

pain
1.0
pressure
255 1.0
tactile sensation
1 4.9
tingle
26 3.3
touch
360 1.0
numbness
19 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

tactile + sensation

Both constituents directly contribute to the overall meaning: 'tactile' means related to touch and 'sensation' means a physical feeling, so the phrase simply denotes a feeling produced by touch. This compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g. Spanish 'sensación táctil') follows standard English adjective + noun formation and is immediately derivable by learners who know the parts.

Etymology

The phrase tactile sensation is built from two parts: tactile (about 'touch') and sensation (a 'feeling'), so imagine your skin touching something and you notice that contact. That's why it means the physical feeling you get from pressure or contact.