Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tactile"
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) 1.7 (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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