tactile
[ tak-til, -tahyl ]
/ ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl /
adjective
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
perceptible to the touch; tangible.
Origin of tactile
1605–15; < Latin
tāctilis tangible, equivalent to
tāct(us) (past participle of
tangere to touch) +
-ilis
-ile
OTHER WORDS FROM tactile
tac·til·i·ty [tak-til-i-tee] /tækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun non·tac·tile, adjective non·tac·til·i·ty, noun un·tac·tile, adjectiveWords nearby tactile
Example sentences from the Web for tactile
British Dictionary definitions for tactile
tactile
/ (ˈtæktaɪl) /
adjective
of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch
a tactile organ; tactile stimuli
rare
capable of being touched; tangible
Derived forms of tactile
tactility (tækˈtɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for tactile
C17: from Latin
tactilis, from
tangere to touch
Medical definitions for tactile
tactile
[ tăk′təl, -tīl′ ]
adj.
Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
Used for feeling.
Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.
Scientific definitions for tactile
tactile
[ tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′ ]
Used for or sensitive to touch.