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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch;
- Example: "haptic data"
- Example: "a tactile reflex"
[syn: haptic, tactile, tactual]

2. producing a sensation of touch;
- Example: "tactile qualities"
- Example: "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair"
[syn: tactile, tactual]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tactile \Tac"tile\, a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tactile.] Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. "Tactile sweets." --Beaumont. "Tactile qualities." --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch. [1913 Webster] The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N. Martin. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tactile adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic, tactile, tactual] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile, tactual]