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tactile
What does tactile mean?
tactile (adjective): tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tactile in a sentence?
- Tactile qualities. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does tactile come from?
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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