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• tac|tile — «TAK tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with the sense of touch: »a tactile stimulus. SYNONYM(S): tactual. 2. having the sense of touch. 3. that can be felt by touch; tangible. SYNONYM(S): palpable: –n …   Useful english dictionary

• au|di|o|tac|tile — « dee uh TAK tuhl», adjective. of or involving the senses of hearing and touching: »audiotactile stimuli …   Useful english dictionary

• tac — tac·ti·cal; tac·ti·cal·ly; tac·ti·cian; tac·tic·i·ty; tac·tics; tac·til·ist; tac·til·i·ty; tac·tion; tac·tism; tac·tite; tac·toid; tac·tom·e·ter; tac·tor; tac·to·receptor; tac·to·sol; tac·tual; tac·tu·al·ly; ten·tac·u·lar; ten·tac·u·la·ta;… …   English syllables

• tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… …   English syllables

• Anechoic tile — Anechoic tiles are rubber or Sorbothane like tiles containing thousands of tiny voids, applied to the outer hulls of military ships and submarines, as well as anechoic chambers. Their function is twofold: *To absorb the sonar sound waves of… …   Wikipedia

• tactile — tac·tile …   English syllables

• tactile — tac•tile [[t]ˈtæk tɪl, taɪl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or affecting the sense of touch 2) perceptible to the touch; tangible • Etymology: 1605–15; < L tāctilis tangible =ta(n)g(ere) to touch + tilis tile tac•til′i•ty ˈtɪl ɪ ti n …   From formal English to slang

• tactile — tac|tile [ˈtæktaıl US ˈtæktl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin tactilis, from tactus; TACT] 1.) relating to your sense of touch ▪ tactile sensations 2.) a tactile person likes to touch people, for example when talking to them …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tactile — tac|tile [ tæktl ] adjective TECHNICAL concerning the sense of touch: a tactile sensation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tactile corpuscle — tac′tile cor′puscle n. hic (lab cbl)psl an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers, and functioning as a touch receptor • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang