different between tactile vs kinetic

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)

1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
2. Used for feeling.
3. 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.

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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)

1. tactile
2. 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

1. nominative neuter singular of t?ctilis
2. accusative neuter singular of t?ctilis
3. vocative neuter singular of t?ctilis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (kin?tikós, “puts in motion”), from ????? (kiné?, “I move, put in motion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??n?t?k/, /ka??n?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

kinetic (not comparable)

1. Relating to motion
2. Relating to kinesis or motor function
3. (military, euphemistic) Involving active warfare, including lethal force.

Synonyms

• active
• animated
• dynamic
• vigorous

Antonyms

• lazy
• logic
• sluggish

Derived terms

• kinetic art
• kinetic energy
• kinetic sculpture

Related terms

• cinema
• kinesis
• kinesthetic

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