tactile

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: tac=tile

CIDE DICTIONARY

tactile, 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.  [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."  [1913 Webster]

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tactile, adj.
1 of or connected with the sense of touch.
2 perceived by touch.
3 tangible.
4 Art (in painting) producing or concerning the effect of three-dimensional solidity.

Derivative

tactual adj. (in senses 1, 2). tactility n.

Etymology

L tactilis f. tangere tact- touch

ROGET THESAURUS

tactile

Touch

N touch, tact, taction, tactility, feeling, palpation, palpability, contrectation, manipulation, massage, hand, finger, forefinger, thumb, paw, feeler, antenna, palpus, tactual, tactile, tangible, palpable, lambent.