tactile experience

Sensing through contact

A tactile experience is one involving the sense of touch—the physical sensation of texture, temperature, pressure, or weight against the skin.

The phrase often contrasts with visual or auditory experience: Reading a physical book offers a tactile experience that e-readers can't replicate.

Museums sometimes offer tactile experiences for visitors who are blind.

Opposites

sensory modality

tactile experiencesight

Visual perception faculty

physical contact

tactile experienceremote sensing

Gathering data without contact

concreteness of experience

tactile experienceabstract thought

Cognition beyond tangible reality

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