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Webster 1913 Edition
Tactile
Tac′tile
,Adj.
[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;
“Tactile sweets.” as,
tactile
corpuscles; tactile
sensations. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tactile
TAC'TILE
Definition 2024
tactile
tactile
English
Adjective
tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)
- Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
- Used for feeling.
- Of or relating to the sense of touch.
- H. N. Martin
- The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm.
- H. N. Martin
Related terms
Translations
tangible
used for feeling
of, or relating to the sense of touch