"tactile" meaning in English

See tactile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtæktaɪl/, /ˈtæktəl/ Audio: en-uk-tactile.ogg Forms: more tactile [comparative], most tactile [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktəl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teh₂g-|id=touch}}, {{bor|en|frm|tactile}} Middle French tactile, {{der|en|la|tactilis||that may be touched, tangible}} Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)
  1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch. Categories (topical): Touch Translations (tangible): осезателен (osezatelen) (Bulgarian), tàctil (Catalan), taktil (Danish), tactile (French), táctil (Galician), fühlbar (German), απτός (aptós) [masculine] (Greek), ψηλαφητός (psilafitós) [masculine] (Greek), bentynagh (Manx), tátil (Portuguese), опипљив (opipljiv) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), тактилан (taktilan) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), táctil (Spanish), elle tutulur (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tactile-en-adj-chC~B-yh Disambiguation of Touch: 44 16 40 Disambiguation of 'tangible': 96 2 2
  2. Used for feeling. Categories (topical): Touch Translations (used for feeling): осезателен (osezatelen) (Bulgarian), tàctil (Catalan), taktil (German), αισθητός (aisthitós) [masculine] (Greek), dokunulur (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tactile-en-adj-iElffpEb Disambiguation of Touch: 44 16 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 59 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 86 0 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 86 0 0 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 88 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 82 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 93 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 82 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 5 93 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 12 82 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 84 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 83 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 85 5 Disambiguation of 'used for feeling': 1 99 0
  3. Of or relating to the sense of touch. Categories (topical): Touch Translations (of, or relating to the sense of touch): táctil (Asturian), тактилен (taktilen) (Bulgarian), tàctil (Catalan), taktil (Danish), táctil (Galician), fühlbar (German), taktil [psychology, human-sciences, sciences, medicine] (German), απτός (aptós) [masculine] (Greek), taktil (Norwegian Bokmål), taktil (Norwegian Nynorsk), tactil (Occitan), dotykowy (Polish), táctil (Spanish), dokunsal (Turkish), dokunmayla ilgili (Turkish), taktil [medicine, sciences] (Turkish), dokunma duyusuna ilişkin (Turkish), dokunma duyusuyla algılanabilen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tactile-en-adj-q6G-55Kf Disambiguation of Touch: 44 16 40 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to the sense of touch': 15 0 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: palpable, tactile, tangible, touchable Hypernyms: perceptible, substantial Related terms: haptic, palpable, touchable
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      "word": "intouchable"
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
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    "Terms with Occitan translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
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    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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    {
      "word": "audiotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "chemotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "electrotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "entactogen"
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    {
      "word": "mechanotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "nontactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "orotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "pedotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "pneumotactile"
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    {
      "word": "Protactile"
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    {
      "word": "tactile ground surface indicator"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactilely"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactile paving"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactile paving slab"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactile walking surface indicator"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactility"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactilize"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactilometric"
    },
    {
      "word": "tactilometry"
    },
    {
      "word": "teletactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "thermotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "untactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "vibrotactile"
    },
    {
      "word": "visuotactile"
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      "name": "bor"
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        "4": "",
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    {
      "form": "more tactile",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most tactile",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:tactile",
      "word": "perceptible"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:tactile",
      "word": "substantial"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "haptic"
    },
    {
      "word": "palpable"
    },
    {
      "word": "touchable"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch."
      ],
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          "Tangible",
          "tangible"
        ],
        [
          "perceptible",
          "perceptible"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used for feeling."
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      "links": [
        [
          "feeling",
          "feeling"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1892, William James, Psychology (Briefer Course)",
          "text": "The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm."
        }
      ],
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        "Of or relating to the sense of touch."
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈtæktaɪl/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtæktəl/"
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      "rhymes": "-æktəl"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:tactile",
      "word": "palpable"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:tactile",
      "word": "tactile"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:tactile",
      "word": "tangible"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:tactile",
      "word": "touchable"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osezatelen",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "осезателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "tàctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "tactile"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "táctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "fühlbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aptós",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "απτός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psilafitós",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ψηλαφητός"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "bentynagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "tátil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "opipljiv",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опипљив"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "taktilan",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тактилан"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "táctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tangible",
      "word": "elle tutulur"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osezatelen",
      "sense": "used for feeling",
      "word": "осезателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "used for feeling",
      "word": "tàctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used for feeling",
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aisthitós",
      "sense": "used for feeling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αισθητός"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "used for feeling",
      "word": "dokunulur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "táctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "taktilen",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "тактилен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "tàctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "táctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "fühlbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "topics": [
        "psychology",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "medicine"
      ],
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aptós",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "απτός"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "tactil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "dotykowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "táctil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "dokunsal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "dokunmayla ilgili"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "taktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "dokunma duyusuna ilişkin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of, or relating to the sense of touch",
      "word": "dokunma duyusuyla algılanabilen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tactile"
}

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