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Definition of Tactile sensation
1. Noun. The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin. "The surface had a greasy feeling"
Generic synonyms: Perception
Specialized synonyms: Creepiness, Cutaneous Sensation, Haptic Sensation, Skin Sensation
Derivative terms: Feel, Touch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tactile Sensation
Literary usage of Tactile sensation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"... a tactile sensation we say we perceive that something has touched this or that
part of our skin ; the tactile sensation has become a tactile perception. ..."
2. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"... a tactile sensation we say we perceive that something has touched this or that
part of our skin ; the tactile sensation has become a tactile perception. ..."
3. A Text book of physiology by Michael Foster (1894)
"... a tactile sensation we say we perceive that something has touched this or that
part of our skin ; the tactile sensation has become a tactile perception. ..."
4. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1900)
"... a tactile sensation we say we perceive that something has touched this or that
part of our skin; the tactile sensation has become a tactile perception. ..."