touch-sensitiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌtʌtʃˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/ˌtətʃˈsɛnsədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch n., sensitive adj.

Etymology: < touch n. + sensitive adj.

1. Responsive or sensitive to touch.

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the world > life > the body > sense organ > touch organ > [adjective]

nervousa1400

touchy1618

touch-sensitive1866

1866 Beadle's Monthly July 78/2 If any touch-sensitive organ be carefully dissected, the nerves here referred to will at once become manifest.

1956 H. Wells & P. H. Wells Gen. Biol. xx. 334/2 Highly touch-sensitive trigger hairs occur on the inner surfaces of each of these leaves.

1980 M. Wright & S. Walters Bk. of Cat ii. 108 The cat's whiskers are long, stiff, highly touch-sensitive hairs.

2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 387/1 Tendrils are among the most touch-sensitive organs of higher plants.

2. Of (the keys of) a keyboard instrument or (in later use) MIDI input device: capable of varying the timbre or loudness of a note or tone in response to how forcefully it is played.

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1948 S. K. Lewer Electronic Musical Instruments iii. 22 Instruments which are ‘touch-sensitive’ and those in which the tones are predetermined by the controlling devices.

1979 Washington Post 25 Mar. (Mag. section) 5/3 The clavichord changed. Its keyboard widened... ‘It got louder and more touch-sensitive,’ says Tom.

1986 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 72/4 CZ-1, the first touch-sensitive synthesizer from Casio.

2004 E. Friedland Bass Grooves 6 Touch-sensitive drum pads are an important feature of most modern [drum] machines.

2014 A. Perlmutter Piano for Dummies (ed. 3) ii. 27 Other digital keyboards feature a touch-sensitive keyboard—some with weighted keys and some without weighted keys.

3. Computing. Capable of being used as an interface for a computer or similar device by converting the touch and movement of a finger, stylus, etc., into input.

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society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > relating to user interface

touch-sensitive1969

menu-driven1979

command-driven1983

mouse-controlled1983

mouse-driven1983

greyed-out1985

1969 Bull. Radio & Electr. Engin. Div. Nat. Res. Council Canada July–Sept. 15 (heading) An X-Y touch sensitive position encoder for computer input.

1983 Listener 12 May 3/2 You controlled your route by pressing buttons on a touch-sensitive screen.

1997 Financial Times 11 Sept. 11/6 These highly unusual properties may be used in a range of applications, from touch-sensitive interfaces for computers to low-cost variable switches for lighting equipment.

2015 D. J. Anderson in K. Leopold & S. Kaltenecker Kanban Change Leadership Foreword p. xiii Children today assume that screens are touch sensitive and that they can interact with a device through the screen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	touch-sensitive
释义	touch-sensitiveadj. Brit. /ˌtʌtʃˈsɛnsᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˌtətʃˈsɛnsədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch n., sensitive adj. Etymology: < touch n. + sensitive adj. 1. Responsive or sensitive to touch. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > touch organ > [adjective] nervousa1400 touchy1618 touch-sensitive1866 1866 Beadle's Monthly July 78/2 If any touch-sensitive organ be carefully dissected, the nerves here referred to will at once become manifest. 1956 H. Wells & P. H. Wells Gen. Biol. xx. 334/2 Highly touch-sensitive trigger hairs occur on the inner surfaces of each of these leaves. 1980 M. Wright & S. Walters Bk. of Cat ii. 108 The cat's whiskers are long, stiff, highly touch-sensitive hairs. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 387/1 Tendrils are among the most touch-sensitive organs of higher plants. 2. Of (the keys of) a keyboard instrument or (in later use) MIDI input device: capable of varying the timbre or loudness of a note or tone in response to how forcefully it is played. ΚΠ 1948 S. K. Lewer Electronic Musical Instruments iii. 22 Instruments which are ‘touch-sensitive’ and those in which the tones are predetermined by the controlling devices. 1979 Washington Post 25 Mar. (Mag. section) 5/3 The clavichord changed. Its keyboard widened... ‘It got louder and more touch-sensitive,’ says Tom. 1986 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 72/4 CZ-1, the first touch-sensitive synthesizer from Casio. 2004 E. Friedland Bass Grooves 6 Touch-sensitive drum pads are an important feature of most modern [drum] machines. 2014 A. Perlmutter Piano for Dummies (ed. 3) ii. 27 Other digital keyboards feature a touch-sensitive keyboard—some with weighted keys and some without weighted keys. 3. Computing. Capable of being used as an interface for a computer or similar device by converting the touch and movement of a finger, stylus, etc., into input. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > relating to user interface touch-sensitive1969 menu-driven1979 command-driven1983 mouse-controlled1983 mouse-driven1983 greyed-out1985 1969 Bull. Radio & Electr. Engin. Div. Nat. Res. Council Canada July–Sept. 15 (heading) An X-Y touch sensitive position encoder for computer input. 1983 Listener 12 May 3/2 You controlled your route by pressing buttons on a touch-sensitive screen. 1997 Financial Times 11 Sept. 11/6 These highly unusual properties may be used in a range of applications, from touch-sensitive interfaces for computers to low-cost variable switches for lighting equipment. 2015 D. J. Anderson in K. Leopold & S. Kaltenecker Kanban Change Leadership Foreword p. xiii Children today assume that screens are touch sensitive and that they can interact with a device through the screen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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