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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  {Tactile}  sense  (Physiol.),  the  sense  of  touch,  or  pressure 
  sense  See  {Touch}. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tactile 
  adj  1:  of  or  relating  to  or  proceeding  from  the  sense  of  touch; 
  "haptic  data";  "a  tactile  reflex"  [syn:  {haptic},  {tactual}] 
  2:  producing  a  sensation  of  touch;  "tactile  qualities";  "the 
  tactual  luxury  of  stroking  silky  human  hair"  [syn:  {tactual}] 




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