tactile

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæktaɪl/, /ˈtæktəl/

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Adjective

tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)

1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
2. Used for feeling.
3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.
   • H. N. Martin

     The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm.

Further reading

• tactile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• tactile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• tactile at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• lattice, talcite

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tāctilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak.til/

Adjective

tactile (plural tactiles)

1. tactile
2. haptic

Further reading

• “tactile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

tactile

1. nominative neuter singular of tactilis
2. accusative neuter singular of tactilis
3. vocative neuter singular of tactilis