tactile
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)
- Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
- Used for feeling.
- 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.
- H. N. Martin
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tangible
used for feeling
of, or relating to the sense of touch
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tactile (plural tactiles)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tactile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tactile
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- French terms borrowed from Latin
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