tac·tile

[tak-til, -tahyl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
2.
perceptible to the touch; tangible.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct(us) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis -ile

tac·til·i·ty [tak-til-i-tee] , noun
non·tac·tile, adjective
non·tac·til·i·ty, noun
un·tac·tile, adjective
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tactile (ˈtæktaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch: a tactile organ; tactile stimuli
2.  rare capable of being touched; tangible
 
[C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch]
 
tactility
 
n

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tactile
1615, "perceptible to touch," from Fr. tactile, from L. tactilis "tangible, that may be touched," from tactus, pp. of tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Meaning "of or pertaining to touch" is attested from 1657.
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tactile tac·tile (tāk'təl, -tīl')
adj.

  1. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.

  2. Used for feeling.

  3. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.

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tactile   (tāk'təl, tāk'tīl')  Pronunciation Key 
Used for or sensitive to touch.
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Example sentences
Body, temperature, and astringency are coffee's tactile markers.
The tactile feedback helps to a degree, but the keypad layout is still
  extremely cramped.
He controls his four prosthetic limbs with his thoughts, and they in turn send
  tactile information straight to his brain.
They adore the portability, the tactile nature of the device, and the overall
  convenience.
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