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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.
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   Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure
      sense. See Touch.
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            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.
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