/ ˈtæktaɪl; NAmE -tl/ adjective
[ usually before noun ] connected with the sense of touch; using your sense of touch :
tactile stimuli
visual and tactile communication
tactile fabric (= pleasant to touch)
tactile maps (= that you can touch and feel)
He's a very tactile man (= he enjoys touching people) .
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense perceptible by touch, tangible ): from Latin tactilis , from tangere to touch.