Ability to perceive the weight and form of an object by touch.
Awareness of the shape of an object by means of touch.
The ability to tell the shape of an object in three dimensions by means of touch.
Mental ability to perceive the form and nature of objects by touch; tested as part of neurological assessment.
The ability to recognize the three-dimensional shape of an object by touch alone. This is a function of the association areas of the parietal lobe of the brain.
The faculty of recognizing the solidity of objects, and thus nature, by handing them.
The ability to recognize the form of solid objects by touch.