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Relating to touch or to the sense of touch. [L. tactilis, fr. tango, pp. tactus, to touch]

tac·tile 'tak-təl, -.tīl adj

1) of, relating to, mediated by, or affecting the sense of touch <\tactile sensations> <\tactile stimuli> <\tactile anesthesia>

2) having or being organs or receptors for the sense of touch

tac·tile·ly -ē adv

tactile n a person whose prevailing mental imagery is tactile rather than visual, auditory, or motor compare AUDILE, MOTILE, VISUALIZER

relating to or affecting the sense of touch.