- taction
- noun Etymology: Latin taction-, tactio, from tangere Date: circa 1623 touch
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
taction
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Taction — Tac tion, n. [L. tactio, from tangere, tactum, to touch.] The act of touching; touch; contact; tangency. External taction. Chesterfield. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taction — (v. lat.), 1) (Tactus), der Tastsinn; 2) Berührung; daher das Problem der T en, von Apollonios aufgestellte u. (in der Schrift περὶ ἐπαφῶν) gelöste allgemeine Aufgabe: von Punkten, geraden Linien u. Kreisen sind in einer Ebene je drei gegeben;… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
taction — index contact (touching) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
taction — [tak′shən] n. [L tactio < tactus: see TACT] Rare a touching or being touched; contact … English World dictionary
taction — ˈtakshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin taction , tactio, from tactus (past participle of tangere to touch) + ion , io ion more at tangent : the act of touching : touch, contact … Useful english dictionary
taction — /tak sheuhn/, n. touch; contact. [1615 25; < L taction (s. of tactio) a touching, equiv. to tact(us) (ptp. of tangere to touch) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
taction — /ˈtækʃən/ (say takshuhn) noun Obsolete touch; contact. {Latin tactiōn , stem of tactiō a touching} …
TACTION — s. f. T. didactique. Action du toucher. Il est très peu usité … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
taction — noun a) The act of touching; touch; contact. b) The sense of touch … Wiktionary
taction — 1. The sense of touch. 2. The act of touching. [L. tactio, fr. tango, pp. tactus, to touch] * * * tac·tion (takґshən) [L. tactio] touch … Medical dictionary
