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Pertaining to touch
Answer for the clue "Pertaining to touch ", 7 letters:
tactual
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of, or relating to the sense of touch; tactile. alt. Of, or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tactual \Tac"tu*al\, a. [See Tact .] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch. In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body. --Tyndall.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic , tactile ] producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile ]
Usage examples of tactual.
The last fact shows clearly that the higher powers of the mind can attain a high development on the basis of tactual and manipulatory abilities, and that these abilities can serve as the basis of a system of symbols of meanings hardly, if at all, less rich than is commonly developed from the basis of visual, auditory, and articulatory abilities.