tactile

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæktaɪl/, /ˈtæktəl/ Rhymes: -æktəl === Adjective === tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile) Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch. Used for feeling. Of or relating to the sense of touch. 1892, William James, Psychology (Briefer Course) The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== haptic palpable touchable === Further reading === “tactile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tactile”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “tactile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === lattice, talcite == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tāctilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tak.til/ === Adjective === tactile (plural tactiles) tactile haptic ==== Derived terms ==== écran tactile pavé tactile tactilement === Further reading === “tactile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === tāctile nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of tāctilis