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Related to tactile: tactile fremitus, Tactile sense
tac·tile
(tăk′təl, -tīl′)adj.
1. Relating to, involving, or perceptible to the sense of touch: tactile sensations; tactile sensitivity.
2. Characterized by or conveying an illusion of tangibility: tactile language.
[From Latin tāctilis, from tāctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tact.]
tac′tile·ly adv.
tac·til′i·ty (-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
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tactile
(ˈtæktaɪl)adj
1. (Biology) of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch: a tactile organ; tactile stimuli.
2. rare capable of being touched; tangible
[C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch]
tactility n
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tac•tile
(ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl)adj.
1. pertaining to or affecting the sense of touch.
2. perceptible to the touch; tangible.
[1605–15; < Latin tāctilis tangible =ta(n)g(ere) to touch + -tilis -tile]
tac•til′i•ty (-ˈtɪl ɪ ti) n.
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tac·tile
(tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′) Used for or sensitive to touch: tactile organs.
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| Adj. | 1. | tactile - of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" |
| 2. | tactile - producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" |
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tactile
adjective2. Of, relating to, or arising from the sense of touch:
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tactile
adj
→ Tast-, taktil (spec); (= tangible) → greifbar, fühlbar; (form: = gained by touching) stimulation, experience → durch Berührung erfolgend; tactile sense → Tastsinn m; tactile organ → Tastorgan nt; she is a very tactile person → sie ist ein Mensch, der gern Körperkontakt hat; a more tactile society → eine Gesellschaft, in der Körperkontakte eine größere Rolle spielen
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tac·tile
a. táctil, palpable; rel. al sentido del tacto;
___ discrimination → discriminación ___;
___ image → imagen ___;
___ papilla → papilla ___;
___ system → sistema ___.
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tactile
adj táctilEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.