单词 | haptics |
释义 | hapticsn. 1. Chiefly Psychology and Linguistics. Tactile and kinaesthetic sensation; touch, esp. as a means of nonverbal communication; the study of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > [noun] > study of touch haptics1734 1734 J. Kirkby tr. I. Barrow Usefulness Math. Learning 24 Also Haptics [L. Haptice], Geustics, and Osphrantics (or the Sciences of Touches, Tastes and Smells) would..merit to be chosen into this Order. 1893 Philos. Rev. 2 76 Dr. Dessoir proposes the word Haptics to cover all cutaneous sensibility with the exception of temperature-sensations. 1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence II. ix. 5 Haptics is thus a paleopsychic field par excellence, and the exploration of this most extended of all senses involves a study of the entire dermal area. 1966 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. 1964 No. 42. 48 Haptics is that sub-system of nonlanguage communication which conveys meaning through physical contact. 1989 J. Burgoon et al. Nonverbal Communication iii. 93 The combined haptics and proxemics literature reveals mature patterns of touch and spacing behavior long before children leave adolescence. 2011 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 27 Nov. 20 ‘Haptics’..[is] an interesting word to describe some of the ‘motor action’ of writing, combining tactile perception with active movements that in turn produce feedback that is involved in what neuroscientists call ‘embodied cognition’. 2. Technology that provides a user interface based on the stimulation of the senses of touch and movement (kinaesthesia); the branch of science or engineering concerned with such technology. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > technology > branches or types of manufacturing technology1890 geotechnics1902 geotechnology1908 neotechnics1927 high technology1936 appropriate technology1950 new technology1953 space technology1957 technoscience1960 microtechnology1963 telechirics1963 reproductive technology1965 high-tech1967 megatechnics1967 terotechnology1970 ecotechnology1973 new-tech1980 analogue1986 sci-tech1990 haptics1992 1992 Sunday Age (Melbourne) 31 May 6/1 A special system known as ‘haptics’ produces the feeling that objects within the virtual reality environment are real, possessing weight and force. 2001 F. Popcorn & A. Hanft Dict. Future 244 For physicians, it could (and will) mean the ability to learn a technique remotely by ‘feeling’ the procedure; eventually haptics will facilitate tele-diagnosis and even robotic tele-surgery. 2007 Gay Times Mar. 77/2 Haptics is the science of sending sensation at a distance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1734 |
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