touch modality, n.
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3
cutaneous senses sense of touch skin senses touch touch modality
sample sentences
"only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
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