Tactual

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tactual \Tac"tu*al\, a. [See {Tact}.] (Physiol.)
     Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch;
     derived from touch.
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           In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense


           diffused over the entire body.           --Tyndall.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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