Tactile

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tactile
       adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch;
              "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactual}]
       2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the
          tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactual}]