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tac⋅tile

  [tak-til, -tahyl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
2. perceptible to the touch; tangible.
Origin:
1605–15; < L tāctilis tangible, equiv. to tāct(us) (ptp. of tangere to touch) + -ilis -ile

Related forms:
tac⋅til⋅i⋅ty  [tak-til-i-tee] , noun
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tac·tile   (tāk'təl, -tīl')   
adj.  

    1. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.

    2. Characterized by or conveying an illusion of tangibility: "Heaney must thus continue to be a poet rich in tactile language" (Helen Vendler).

  2. Used for feeling: a tactile organ.

  3. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual: a tactile reflex.


[From Latin tāctilis, from tāctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tact.]
tac'tile·ly adv., tac·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: 1tac·tile
Pronunciation: 'tak-t&l, -"tIl
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, mediated by, oraffecting the sense of touch <tactile sensations> <tactile stimuli> <tactile anesthesia> <tactile hallucinations of insects crawling over one's skin>
2 : having or being organs or receptors for the sense of touch —tac·tile·ly /-E/ adverb

Main Entry: 2tactile
Function: noun
: a person whose prevailing mental imagery is tactile rather than visual, auditory, or motor —compare AUDILE, MOTILE, VISUALIZER
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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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