tactile (redirected from tactile hair organ)

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

Adjective

of or having a sense of touch: the tactile sense [Latin tactilis]

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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"