Etymology dictionary. 2014.
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 — 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
