different between haptic vs tangible

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ???? (hápt?, “to touch”) + -???? (-ikós, “suffix forming an adjective from a noun”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?hæpt?k/
• Rhymes: -æpt?k
• Hyphenation: hapt?ic

Adjective

haptic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the sense of touch.

   Synonym: tactile
2. (computing) Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• haptics (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• haptic technology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -pathic, pathic, phatic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tæn(d)??b(?)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tænd??b?l/
• Rhymes: -ænd??b?l
• Hyphenation: tan?gi?ble

Adjective

tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)

1. Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch

   Synonym: palpable

2. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
3. Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.

Synonyms

• (touchable): See also Thesaurus:tactile
• (possible to be treated as fact): Thesaurus:substantial
• (comprehensible by the mind): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Antonyms

• intangible

Translations

Noun

tangible (plural tangibles)

1. A physical object, something that can be touched.
2. Real or concrete results.

   Yes, but what are the tangibles?

See also

• real
• palpable
• touch

Anagrams

• belating, bleating

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Adjective

tangible (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)

1. tangible

Antonyms

• intangible

Derived terms

• tangibilitat
• tangiblement

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??.?ibl/

Adjective

tangible (plural tangibles)

1. tangible

Derived terms

• tangiblement

Related terms

• intangible
• tangibilité

Further reading

• “tangible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Adjective

tangible (plural tangibles)

1. tangible

   Antonym: intangible