Tactile
1tactile — [ 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… …
2Tactile — 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.… …
3Tactile — 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.… …
4Tactile 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… …
5tactile — (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 …
6tactile — index bodily, material (physical), palpable, tangible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7tactile — [adj] touchable material, palpable, physical, solid, tactual, tangible; concepts 529,582 …
8tactile — Tactile. adj. de t. g. Qui se peut toucher. Il n a d usage que dans le dogmatique, & dans cette phrase. Qualitez tactiles …
9tactile — ► 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 …
10tactile — [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 …
