单词 | touch-weight |
释义 | > as lemmastouch-weight touch-weight n. (a) the pressure required on the keys of various keyboard instruments in order to produce a note; †(b) Psychology any of a set of small weights used in experiments determining a person's sensitivity to touch stimuli (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > [noun] > instruments used in experiments on touch-weight1878 touch key1895 1878 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 26 Apr. 159/2 It must be borne in mind that all the Claviers are not at all times under precisely the same rules as regards Touch-weight. 1895 E. W. Scripture Thinking, Feeling, Doing viii. 104 (caption) Touch-weights for Finding the Threshold. 1912 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 23 585 The silk threads of the touch-weights should be fixed by sealing-wax to the ends of matches; the use of the bare silk is inconvenient. 2008 M. C. Flinn & J. B. Flinn Compl. Idiot's Guide to buying Piano xvi. 223 We are both pretty well experienced in evaluating touch on both digital and acoustic pianos, and the differences in touch-weight across the keyboard are nearly imperceptible to us. < as lemmas |
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