TACTILE

tactile, tactual

(adjective) producing a sensation of touch; “tactile qualities”; “the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair”

haptic, tactile, tactual

(adjective) of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; “haptic data”; “a tactile reflex”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)

Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.

Used for feeling.

Of or relating to the sense of touch.

• H. N. Martin

Anagrams

• lattice, talcite

Source: Wiktionary

Tac"tile, a. Etym: [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tactile.]

Definition: 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. "Tactile sweets." Beaumont. "Tactile qualities." Sir M. Hale. Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch. The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. H. N. Martin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition