tactile

[ tak-til, -tahyl ]

/ ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tactile ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.

perceptible to the touch; tangible.

Origin of tactile

1605–15; <Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct(us) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM tactile

tac·til·i·ty

[tak-til-i-tee], /tækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, nounnon·tac·tile, adjectivenon·tac·til·i·ty, nounun·tac·tile, adjective

Words nearby tactile

tactical voting, tactical wire, tactician, tacticity, tactics, tactile, tactile anesthesia, tactile corpuscle, tactile disk, tactile fremitus, tactile hair

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Example sentences from the Web for tactile

Additionally, “we added a tactile component,” he said, including a session where meals were sent out to paying attendees who then tuned in for a related panel.
The New Yorker Festival sees record ticket sales on its virtual pivot|Kayleigh Barber|October 8, 2020|Digiday
Could Peso-trash be a serious threat to the lively and tactile scene down the hill?
The Second Life of San Miguel de Allende|Michele Willens|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These tactile projects make them “feel they can start and finish something,” she said.
Italian Organization Barrique Rehabilitates Wine Casks To Make Furniture And Benefit Rehabilitation Facility|Sarah Begley|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Physical books, which can only be seen and handled in physical bookshops, are lovely, tactile things.
How We Lost Bookshops Thanks to Amazon and Publishers|Tim Waterstone|July 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Tactile and open, she makes you feel both important and protective.
The Woman Who Could Bring Down Cameron|Peter Jukes|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Taurus is tactile, sensual, lush—adjectives ascribed to this auteur.
Zodiac Beast: May 1-7|Starsky + Cox|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Tactile obtuseness varies with the class of crime practised by the individual.
Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
It would be absurd to claim for him sublime creative power, tactile values, mastery over form and movement.
Pintoricchio|Evelyn March Phillipps
This shows that tactile impulses from the skin take a share in generating the guiding sensation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
The eyes continued to degenerate and the tactile organs to increase after permanent entrance to underground waters.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900|Various
This, as I have pointed out, is not a purely visual character, but a tactile pressure character translated into visual terms.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for tactile

tactile

/ (ˈtæktaɪl) /

adjective

of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of toucha tactile organ; tactile stimuli

rare capable of being touched; tangible

Derived forms of tactile

tactility (tækˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for tactile

C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tactile

tactile

[ tăk′təl, -tīl′ ]

adj.

Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.

Used for feeling.

Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.

Scientific definitions for tactile

tactile

[ tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′ ]

Used for or sensitive to touch.

单词	tactile
释义	tactile [ tak-til, -tahyl ] / ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tactile ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch. perceptible to the touch; tangible. Origin of tactile 1605–15; <Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct(us) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis-ile OTHER WORDS FROM tactile tac·til·i·ty [tak-til-i-tee], /tækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, nounnon·tac·tile, adjectivenon·tac·til·i·ty, nounun·tac·tile, adjective Words nearby tactile tactical voting, tactical wire, tactician, tacticity, tactics, tactile, tactile anesthesia, tactile corpuscle, tactile disk, tactile fremitus, tactile hair Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tactile Additionally, “we added a tactile component,” he said, including a session where meals were sent out to paying attendees who then tuned in for a related panel. The New Yorker Festival sees record ticket sales on its virtual pivot\|Kayleigh Barber\|October 8, 2020\|Digiday Could Peso-trash be a serious threat to the lively and tactile scene down the hill? The Second Life of San Miguel de Allende\|Michele Willens\|February 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These tactile projects make them “feel they can start and finish something,” she said. Italian Organization Barrique Rehabilitates Wine Casks To Make Furniture And Benefit Rehabilitation Facility\|Sarah Begley\|May 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Physical books, which can only be seen and handled in physical bookshops, are lovely, tactile things. How We Lost Bookshops Thanks to Amazon and Publishers\|Tim Waterstone\|July 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Tactile and open, she makes you feel both important and protective. The Woman Who Could Bring Down Cameron\|Peter Jukes\|May 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Taurus is tactile, sensual, lush—adjectives ascribed to this auteur. Zodiac Beast: May 1-7\|Starsky + Cox\|April 30, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Tactile obtuseness varies with the class of crime practised by the individual. Criminal Man\|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero It would be absurd to claim for him sublime creative power, tactile values, mastery over form and movement. Pintoricchio\|Evelyn March Phillipps This shows that tactile impulses from the skin take a share in generating the guiding sensation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various The eyes continued to degenerate and the tactile organs to increase after permanent entrance to underground waters. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900\|Various This, as I have pointed out, is not a purely visual character, but a tactile pressure character translated into visual terms. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis British Dictionary definitions for tactile tactile / (ˈtæktaɪl) / adjective of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of toucha tactile organ; tactile stimuli rare capable of being touched; tangible Derived forms of tactile tactility (tækˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for tactile C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tactile palpable, tactual, material, physical, solid, tangible Medical definitions for tactile tactile [ tăk′təl, -tīl′ ] adj. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible. Used for feeling. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for tactile tactile [ tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′ ] Used for or sensitive to touch. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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tactile

adjective

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adjective

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Medical definitions for tactile

adj.

Scientific definitions for tactile