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Tactile means touchable or sensed by the touch. (adjective)

An example of tactile is a book written in Braile.

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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

Related Forms:

tactility noun

See tactile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(tăkˈtəl, -tīlˌ)

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.

Related Forms:

tacˈtile·ly adverb

tac·tilˈi·ty (-tĭlˈĭ-tē) noun

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