perception vs tactual sensation

tactual sensation vs perception

perception and tactual sensation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perception	Yes	No	No	No
tactual sensation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tactual sensation is a hyponym of perception; that is, tactual sensation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perception:

perception: the process of perceiving
tactual sensation: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

Other hyponyms of perception include constancy, perceptual constancy, detection, sensing, beholding, seeing, visual perception, auditory perception, sound perception, aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia, feeling, tactile sensation, touch, touch sensation.

perception (noun)	tactual sensation (noun)
becoming aware of something via the senses	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
the process of perceiving	the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
a way of conceiving something
knowledge gained by perceiving

Difference between perception and tactual sensation

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