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Tactile

//ˈtæktaɪl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.

    "tactile method of reading"

  2. 2
    Used for feeling.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the sense of touch.

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing a sensation of touch wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch wordnet

Etymology

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

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