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tactile
[ tak-til, -tahyl ]
/ ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl /
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adjective
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
perceptible to the touch; tangible.
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Origin of tactile
1605–15; <Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct(us) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis-ile
OTHER WORDS FROM tactile
tac·til·i·ty [tak-til-i-tee], /tækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, nounnon·tac·tile, adjectivenon·tac·til·i·ty, nounun·tac·tile, adjectiveWords nearby tactile
tactical voting, tactical wire, tactician, tacticity, tactics, tactile, tactile corpuscle, tactile hair, taction, tactless, tactual
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British Dictionary definitions for tactile
tactile
/ (ˈtæktaɪl) /
adjective
of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of toucha tactile organ; tactile stimuli
rare capable of being touched; tangible
Derived forms of tactile
tactility (tækˈtɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for tactile
C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch
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Scientific definitions for tactile
tactile
[ tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′ ]
Used for or sensitive to touch.
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