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kinohapt

kinohapt noun: an esthesiometer for applying several stimuli to the skin with controlled timing and pressure.

Noun

kinohapt (plural kinohapts)

  1. An esthesiometer for applying several stimuli to the skin with controlled timing and pressure.
    • For stimulation we had recourse to a modified Benussi kinohapt, controlled by the Leipzig time-sense apparatus set to give an interval of 4/3 sec.1922 January, H.M. Lufkin, “Cutaneous Localization and the" Attribute of Order"”, in The American Journal of Psychology, volume 33, number 1
    • The most accurate instrument for delivering a 'touch' stimulus is probably the kinohapt (Bartley, 1958), which is a tiny stylus released by a solenoid to rest on the skin for a definite time with a definite and measurable pressure.1967, David Cecil Sinclair, Cutaneous sensation, page 27

Forms of kinohapt

pluralkinohapts

Questions about kinohapt

What does kinohapt mean?
Kinohapt means an esthesiometer for applying several stimuli to the skin with controlled timing and pressure.
What part of speech is kinohapt?
Kinohapt is a noun.
What is the plural of kinohapt?
The plural of kinohapt is kinohapts.

Words near kinohapt in the dictionary

  1. kinoform
  2. kinoforms
  3. kinogen
  4. kinogeometric
  5. Kinoguitan
  6. kinohapt
  7. kinohapts
  8. kinoid
  9. kinoids
  10. kinoin
  11. kinoins

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