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Tactual

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
tactual

"pertaining to the sense of touch," 1640s, from Latin tactus "a touch" (see tact) + -al (1).

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tactual

a. Of, or relating to the sense of touch; tactile. alt. Of, or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.

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tactual

  1. adj. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic, tactile]

  2. producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile]

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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.