1600-1700French, Latintactilis, from tactus; ➔ TACT
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
a tactile animal
a tactile sensation
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
A 102 key tactile keyboard has keys that give out an audible click when depressed.
Combining his interest in bird-watching with his tactile skills, Fetchero started carving bird models in 1972.
Pretty soon she and her friend were regulars in the tactile kinesthetic volunteer group.
The disobedient youth has been injected with an experimental drug, though of course his tactile sensations aren't blunted.
Visual size is not tactile size, visual extension and motion are not tactile extension and motion.
What is most notable about the exhibition is its tactile quality.
Willingness to try new tactile stimulation strategies does sometimes turn up in unusual places, however.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►tactile sensations
tactile sensations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►sensation
· The disobedient youth has been injected with an experimental drug, though of course his tactile sensations aren't blunted.· My comment that I enjoy the tactile sensation of playing with the dough met with a supercilious, adult-type snicker.
1relating to your sense of touch: tactile sensations2a tactile person likes to touch people, for example when talking to them