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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, adjective

Words nearby tactile

tactical voting, tactical wire, tactician, tacticity, tactics, tactile, tactile anesthesia, tactile corpuscle, tactile disk, tactile fremitus, tactile hair
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Words related to tactility

lick, tap, taste, communication, collision, stroke, caress, embrace, brush, crash, blow, pat, percussion, feel, scratch, hug, impact, perception, hit, rub

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British Dictionary definitions for tactility

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), noun

Word Origin for tactile

C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tactility

tactile
[ tăk′təl, -tīl′ ]

adj.

Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
Used for feeling.
Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for tactility

tactile
[ tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′ ]

Used for or sensitive to touch.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.