adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
haptic data
a tactile reflex
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tactile, tactual
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
осезателен
(osezatelen)
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Chinese Mandarin:
觸覺的 /触觉的
(chùjué de)
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Czech:
hmatový
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Dutch:
haptisch
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Finnish:
haptinen
— of or relating to the sense of touch
French:
tactile
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Galician:
táctil
— of or relating to the sense of touch
German:
haptisch
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Greek:
απτικός
(aptikós)
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Italian:
aptico
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Persian:
لامسهای
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Polish:
haptyczny
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Polish:
dotykowy
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Portuguese:
tátil
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Portuguese:
táctil
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Russian:
такти́льный
(taktílʹnyj)
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Russian:
осяза́тельный
(osjazátelʹnyj)
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Russian:
гаптический
(gaptičeskij)
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Serbo-Croatian:
haptički
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Serbo-Croatian:
taktilni
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Spanish:
táctil
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Spanish:
háptico
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Swedish:
haptisk
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Swedish:
taktil
— of or relating to the sense of touch
Chinese Mandarin:
觸覺介面的 /触觉介面的
(chùjué jièmiàn de)
— of or relating to haptics
Dutch:
haptisch
— of or relating to haptics
Finnish:
haptinen
— of or relating to haptics
French:
haptique
— of or relating to haptics
Greek:
απτικός
(aptikós)
— of or relating to haptics
Italian:
aptico
— of or relating to haptics
Polish:
haptyczny
— of or relating to haptics
Portuguese:
háptico
— of or relating to haptics
Russian:
тактильный
(taktilʹnyj)
— of or relating to haptics
Serbo-Croatian:
haptički
— of or relating to haptics