tactile
[ˈtæktaɪl]
An experience that is tactile involves your sense of touch.
When we say something is tactile, we usually mean it's related to how things feel. Think about when you walked barefoot on the beach as a kid and felt the grains of sand between your toes. That was a tactile experience! Tactile also applies to touching or holding objects - think of running your fingers over a soft blanket or feeling the weight of a heavy book in your hands. Sometimes, designers use the word "tactile" to describe products that give users a sensory feedback, like a phone with buttons that click or a game controller that vibrates.
How common is "tactile"?
Word tactile is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions
adjective
Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
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