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tactile |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tactile \Tac"tile\, a. [L. tactilis fr tangere tactum to touch: cf F. tactile.] Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. ``Tactile sweets.'' --Beaumont. ``Tactile qualities.'' --Sir M. Hale. {Tactile} sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense See {Touch}. The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N. Martin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tactile adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactual}] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactual}]
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