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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)
- Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
- Used for feeling.
- Of or relating to the sense of touch.
- 1892, William James, Psychology (Briefer Course)
- The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
of, or relating to the sense of touch
See also
Further reading
- “tactile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “tactile”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “tactile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tāctilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tactile (plural tactiles)
- tactile
- haptic
Derived terms
Further reading
Latin
Adjective
tāctile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of tāctilis