fingerpads
Touch-sensitive finger ends
The fleshy cushions on the underside of fingertips, where fingerprints are found.
Fingerpads are rich in nerve endings, making them highly sensitive to touch, texture, and temperature.
The term appears in contexts ranging from biology to touchscreen technology: The device responds to pressure from your fingerpads.
Accuracy of measurement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
swiping · pianist · guitarist · touchscreen · craftsmanship · surgeon · calligraphy · origami
Force upon contact
- warmthHeat you feel
- coldLow temperature state
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
sensitivity · vibration · touch · prickling · burning · itching · throbbing · nerve endings
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- typingEntering text via keyboard
scrolling · swiping · pianist · guitarist · touchscreen · craftsmanship · surgeon · calligraphy · origami · knitting
pressure
Force upon contact
numbness · sensitivity · vibration · touch · prickling · burning · itching · throbbing · nerve endings · receptors
grasp
Seize or understand
friction · traction · prehension · secure · clutch · fingerhold · pressing · climbing · gripping · purchase
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
silky · velvety · grainy · slick · fuzzy · rubbery · spongy · ridged · calloused · fleshy
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