only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us
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Modality — may refer to: Contents 1 Education 2 Humanities 3 Linguistics 4 Medicine 5 Science and techn … Wikipedia
Modality (human-computer interaction) — In human computer interaction, a modality is the general class of:* a sense through which the human can receive the output of the computer (for example, vision modality ) * a sensor or device through which the computer can receive the input from… … Wikipedia
Modality (human–computer interaction) — Not to be confused with Mode (computer interface). In human–computer interaction, a modality is the general class of: a sense through which the human can receive the output of the computer (for example, vision modality) a sensor or device through … Wikipedia
modality — 1. A form of application or employment of a therapeutic agent or regimen. 2. Various forms of sensation, e.g., touch, vision, etc.. [Mediev. L. modalitas, fr. L. modus, a mode] * * * mo·dal·i·ty mō dal ət ē n … Medical dictionary
modality — /moh dal i tee/, n., pl. modalities. 1. the quality or state of being modal. 2. an attribute or circumstance that denotes mode or manner. 3. Also called mode. Logic. the classification of propositions according to whether they are contingently… … Universalium
modality — mo·dal·i·ty || məʊ dælÉ™tɪ n. condition of being modal; mode, way of doing something, manner; form of sensation (taste, touch, smell, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
modality — mo•dal•i•ty [[t]moʊˈdæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality or state of being modal 2) an attribute or circumstance that denotes mode or manner 3) pho Also called mode I, 5), a) the classification of logical propositions according to whether… … From formal English to slang
sense of touch — noun the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) (Freq. 10) only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us • Syn: ↑touch, ↑skin senses, ↑touch… … Useful english dictionary
Crude touch — (or non discriminative touch) is a sensory modality which allows the subject to sense that something has touched them, without being able to localise where they were touched (contrasting fine touch). Its fibres are carried in the spinothalamic… … Wikipedia
exteroception — noun sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body • Hypernyms: ↑sensitivity, ↑sensitiveness, ↑sensibility • Hyponyms: ↑sight, ↑vision, ↑visual sense, ↑visual modality, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
