[syn: tactile, tactual]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tactile \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.
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Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure
sense. See Touch.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tactile
adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch;
"haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic,
tactile, tactual]
2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the
tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile,
tactual]