01 a. Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile cor…
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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 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.
Phrases & compounds
Tactile sense —
the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch.