tactile

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch“haptic data”“a tactile reflex”Synonyms: haptic tactual
producing a sensation of touch“tactile qualities”“the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair”Synonyms: tactual

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch. [1913 Webster]

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.[1913 Webster]