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tactile
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, "perceptible to touch," from French tactile (16c.) and directly from Latin tactilis "tangible, that may be touched," from tactus, past participle of tangere "to touch" (see tangent (adj.)). Meaning "of or pertaining to the sense of touch" is attested from 1650s. Related: Tactility.
Wiktionary
a. 1 tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch. 2 Used for feeling. 3 Of or relating to the sense of touch.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Tactile is related to the sense of touch.
Tactile may also refer to haptics and tangible.
Usage examples of "tactile".
In this system it is possible to replace the tactile, behavioural stimulus by its neurophysiological analogue, that is, by direct electrical stimulation of the sensory nerve inputs.
Lowering his head, he bussed her mouth with his before resuming his tactile exploration of her body.
In and of itself, this could be considered an aesthetic and tactile experience rather than a fetishistic one.
He picked up the skirt of the dress to admire the feel of the material--Clare had already discovered that he was a most tactile man, which had made her naughtily wonder what it would be like to be made love to by him.
In the absence of a brain, as far as we know, there are no phenomena of visual forms, sound, smell, taste, or tactile sensations.
Instead I was exposed to uncountable roentgens of death images-and smells and sounds and tactile sensations-which were beyond the apprehension of the five senses I share with other human beings but which registered and were read upon the Geiger counter of my sixth sense, my clairvoyance.
The ultrasonics produced by the tactile pigments operated directly on the hypothalamus, promoting sudden changes in serotonin concentrations and levels.
Why not have a similar parfleche made that people can touch, so that they have a tactile idea of how one feels?
Unlike other shrines to the dead, this was a tactile and participatory memorial.
Whitney found herself reddening under his bold, tactile stare and his very personal taunt.
Drugs, biofeedback, tactile and auditory and kinaesthetic stimulation-all carefully calculated for the maximum increase of both the number of neurotransmitters firing signals through the synapses of the brain and of the speed at which the signals raced.
In this system it is possible to replace the tactile, behavioural stimulus by its neurophysiological analogue, that is, by direct electrical stimulation of the sensory nerve inputs.
Whether, granting that the function of the skin is purely protective, absorbent, excretive, and tactile, the circulation of the blood and all its mechanism would not correspond with the transsubstantiation of our Will, as the circulation of the nerve fluid corresponds to that of the Mind?
They are simply inferior to the price, comfort, tactile delights, browseability and scanability of p-books.
Pardonability of Tactile Reassurance During and After the Emergency Stop, the Gearstick as Symbol or Totem.