pretouch

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adjective

Prior to a touch

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Meanings

adjectivepretouch (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to a touch

    We z-scored pretouch velocity and the maximum curvature change shortly after touch (0–20 ms).

    2015, Samuel Andrew Hires et al., “Low-noise encoding of active touch by layer 4 in the somatosensory cortex”, in eLife, volume 4, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + touch.

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APA

pretouch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretouch

MLA

“pretouch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretouch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretouch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretouch.

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