tactile
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tɪl, -taɪl 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
1605–15; < Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct(us) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis -ile
Related forms
non·tac·tile, adjective
non·tac·til·i·ty, noun
un·tac·tile, adjective
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| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
tactile tac·tile (tāk'təl, -tīl')
adj.
Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
Used for feeling.
Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.
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Science Dictionary
| 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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