tactual
of or relating to the sense of touch.
communicating or imparting the sensation of contact; arising from or due to touch.
Origin of tactual
1Other words from tactual
- tac·tu·al·ly, adverb
- un·tac·tu·al, adjective
- un·tac·tu·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby tactual
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How to use tactual in a sentence
For many weeks or months, all is confusion in the visual perceptions, as much as in the tactual and muscular.
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3) | Thomas BrownHe could have lived in no more jubilant confidence of immortality, had he enjoyed the tactual satisfactions of Thomas himself.
The implicit realism of his eye and ear was fortified by acute tactual and muscular sensibilities.
Robert Browning | C. H. HerfordIt is evident, therefore, that the tactual illusion is influenced rather in a negative direction by visualization.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 | VariousMy experiments with the tactual illusion have led me to the conclusion that it fluctuates even more than the optical illusion.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for tactual
/ (ˈtæktjʊəl) /
caused by touch; causing a tactile sensation
of or relating to the tactile sense or the organs of touch
Origin of tactual
1Derived forms of tactual
- tactually, adverb
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