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tactile — [ taktil ] adj. • 1541; lat. tactilis 1 ♦ Didact. Qui est perçu par le toucher. Corps tactile. ⇒ palpable. 2 ♦ (1762) Qui concerne le tact. Perceptions tactiles. Zool. Poils tactiles, qui chez certains animaux servent au tact (ex. moustaches du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tactile 3D — is an interface for organizing files on your hard drive by taking advantage of spatial positioning. It tries to capitalize on people s ability to recall the placement of a large number of stationary objects. Each object, a file or folder, gives… … Wikipedia
tactile — (adj.) 1610s, perceptible to touch, from Fr. tactile, from L. tactilis tangible, that may be touched, from tactus, pp. of tangere to touch (see TANGENT (Cf. tangent)). Meaning of or pertaining to touch is attested from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
tactile — index bodily, material (physical), palpable, tangible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tactile — [adj] touchable material, palpable, physical, solid, tactual, tangible; concepts 529,582 … New thesaurus
tactile — Tactile. adj. de t. g. Qui se peut toucher. Il n a d usage que dans le dogmatique, & dans cette phrase. Qualitez tactiles … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
tactile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or connected with the sense of touch. 2) perceptible or designed to be perceived by touch. 3) given to touching others in a friendly or sympathetic way. DERIVATIVES tactility noun. ORIGIN Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch … English terms dictionary
tactile — [tak′təl; ] chiefly Brit [, tak′tīl΄] adj. [Fr < L tactilis < tangere, to touch: see TACT] 1. that can be perceived by the touch; tangible 2. of, having, or related to the sense of touch tactility [tak′til′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
tactile — [[t]tæ̱ktaɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as tactile, you mean that they tend to touch other people a lot when talking to them. I am a very tactile person. My father in law is always very surprised when I kiss him on both… … English dictionary
