noun
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
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only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
• Syn: ↑touch, ↑sense of touch, ↑touch modality, ↑cutaneous senses
• Hypernyms: ↑somatosense, ↑exteroception
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.