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The definition of tactile is touchable or sensed by the touch.

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An example of tactile is a book written in Braille.

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See tactile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

that can be perceived by the touch; tangible
of, having, or related to the sense of touch

Origin: Fr < L tactilis < tangere, to touch: see tact

Related Forms:

tactility noun

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adjective

a. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
b. Characterized by or conveying an illusion of tangibility: “Heaney must thus continue to be a poet rich in tactile language” (Helen Vendler).
Used for feeling: a tactile organ.
Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual: a tactile reflex.

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Origin: From Latin tāctilis

Origin: , from tāctus

Origin: , past participle of tangere, to touch; see tact

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Related Forms:

tacˈtile·ly adverb

tac·tilˈi·ty (-tĭlˈĭ-tē) noun

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