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Tactile

Tactile Meaning & Definition
Tactile Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tactile?

[adj] producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair"
[adj] of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tactile: haptic | tactual | tactual | tangible

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Tactile In Webster's Dictionary

\Tac"tile\, a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tactile.] Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. ``Tactile sweets.'' --Beaumont. ``Tactile qualities.'' --Sir M. Hale. {Tactile} sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See {Touch}. The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N. Martin.

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