haptic communication

branch of nonverbal communication that refers to the ways in which people and animals communicate, and interact via the sense of touch

Class type of: nonverbal communication Q1466147

Facts

2 properties

Subclass of: nonverbal communication^[1]
Uses: touching (physically feeling)^[2]

🏷️ Also known as

en haptic communication en haptics ar تواصل لمسي cs Haptika de Körperkontakt fa ارتباط لمسی fi Kosketus id Komunikasi haptik it comunicazione aptica it comunicazione tattile ja 触覚コミュニケーション pt Comunicação háptica ro Contact corporal ru Гаптика ru Осязательная коммуникация ru тактильная коммуникация zh 撫摸 zh 触觉交流 zh 觸覺交流 zh 觸覺溝通

🔖 Identifiers · 7

GND ID: 4073573-4
BBC Things ID: d09f7526-26b7-48fd-acf5-273d55673c0b
Freebase ID: /m/02p3b02
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 92612081
Museum-digital tag ID: 17762, 18495
RationalWiki ID: Animal_communicator
Yale LUX ID: concept/d7ba67d3-3e49-405c-bb65-e8f0122d26cc

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🔗 Connections

Subtypes 2

handshake, high-five

Subclass of 1

nonverbal communication

Uses 1

touching (physically feeling)

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