tactition

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noun

The sense of touch or pressure.

Similar
tacttactilitytactiontouch
Opposite
hypoesthesianumbness
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Meanings

nountactition (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe sense of touch or pressure.

    Although touch, or tactition, is considered one of the five traditional human senses, touch is just one component of the somatosensory system.

    2012, I. Scott MacKenzie, Human-Computer Interaction: An Empirical Research Perspective

    Synonyms: tact, tactility, taction, touch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe sense of touch or pressure.

Similar
tacttactilitytactiontouch
Opposite
hypoesthesianumbness
Also see
touch
Cite this entry
APA

tactition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactition

MLA

“tactition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tactition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactition.

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