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tactile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tækta?l/, /?tækt?l/
Adjective
tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)
- Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
- Used for feeling.
- Of or relating to the sense of touch.
- H. N. Martin
- The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm.
- H. N. Martin
Related terms
Translations
See also
- haptic
- palpable
- touchable
Further reading
- tactile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tactile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- tactile at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- lattice, talcite
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin t?ctilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tak.til/
Adjective
tactile (plural tactiles)
- tactile
- haptic
Derived terms
- écran tactile
- tactilement
Further reading
- “tactile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Adjective
t?ctile
- nominative neuter singular of t?ctilis
- accusative neuter singular of t?ctilis
- vocative neuter singular of t?ctilis
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formication
English
Etymology
Circa 1700, from Latin form?ca (“ant”) + -tion.
Noun
formication (countable and uncountable, plural formications)
- (medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
- Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.
- 1853, The Scottish Review
Related terms
- formic
- formic acid
- formicate
Further reading
- formication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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