tactile
Americanadjective
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of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
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perceptible to the touch; tangible.
adjective
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of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch
a tactile organ
tactile stimuli
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rare capable of being touched; tangible
Other Word Forms
- nontactile adjective
- nontactility noun
- tactility noun
- untactile adjective
Etymology
Origin of tactile
1605–15; < Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct ( us ) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis -ile
Example Sentences
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In “Young Girl” his supreme mastery may be on display in his rendering of her soft, smooth cheeks, her fluffy hair and the almost tactile gold trim.
Once upon a time, applying to school was a tactile experience, as cold and painful as life itself.
The team examined how visual and tactile signals are merged to create the experience that a body part belongs to oneself, a process known as the sense of body ownership.
From Science Daily
"When we hug, the combination of tactile and thermal signals increases our sense of body ownership, so we are more connected to our embodied sense of self," says Dr. Crucianelli.
From Science Daily
"It's important that it's tactile, something that can be touched and can be seen by the eyes of the youth so they can have engagement with each other," she said of the game.
From Barron's
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