tactile

tac·tile  (tktl, -tl)

adj.

1.

a. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.

b. Characterized by or conveying an illusion of tangibility: "Heaney must thus continue to be a poet rich in tactile language" (Helen Vendler).

2. Used for feeling: a tactile organ.

3. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual: a tactile reflex.

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[From Latin tctilis, from tctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tact.]

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tactile·ly adv.

tac·tili·ty (-tl-t) n.

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tactile [ˈtæktaɪl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch a tactile organ tactile stimuli

2. Now rare capable of being touched; tangible

[from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch]

tactility  [tækˈtɪlɪtɪ] n

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tactile  (tktl, tktl)

Used for or sensitive to touch.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tactile - of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" haptic, tactual
	2.	tactile - producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" tactual tangible, touchable - perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness"

Translations

tactile [ˈtæktaɪl] ADJ → táctil

tactile [ˈtæktaɪl] adj [experience, sensation] → tactile

tactile

adj

→ Tast-, taktil (spec); (= tangible) → greifbar, fühlbar; (form: = gained by touching) stimulation, experience → durch Berührung erfolgend; tactile sense → Tastsinn m; tactile organ → Tastorgan nt; she is a very tactile person → sie ist ein Mensch, der gern Körperkontakt hat; a more tactile society → eine Gesellschaft, in der Körperkontakte eine größere Rolle spielen

(= interesting to touch) a tactile fabric → angenehm anzufühlende Stoffe

tactile [ˈtæktaɪl] adj → tattile

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tactile [ˈtæktaɪl] adj → tattile