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Answer for the clue "Of touch ", 7 letters:
tactual
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Word definitions for tactual in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to the sense of touch," 1640s, from Latin tactus "a touch" (see tact ) + -al (1).
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 ]
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.
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.