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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tactile \Tac"tile\, adjective [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf. F. tactile.] Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. ''Tactile sweets.'' --Beaumont. ''Tactile qualities.'' --Sir M. Hale.
{Tactile} sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See {Touch}.
The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N. Martin.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tactile
adjective
1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactual}]
2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactual}]
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