| Tactile | 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. “Tactile sweets.” Beaumont. “Tactile qualities.” Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |