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Tactility — Tac*til i*ty, n. [Cf. F. tactilit[ e].] The quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tactility — tactile ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or connected with the sense of touch. 2) perceptible or designed to be perceived by touch. 3) given to touching others in a friendly or sympathetic way. DERIVATIVES tactility noun. ORIGIN Latin tactilis, from tangere to… … English terms dictionary
tactility — noun Date: 1659 1. the capability of being felt or touched 2. responsiveness to stimulation of the sense of touch … New Collegiate Dictionary
tactility — noun a) The condition of being tactile b) The ability to feel pressure or pain through touch … Wiktionary
tactility — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or condition of being discernible by touch: palpability, tangibility, tangibleness, touchableness. See TOUCH. 2. The faculty or ability to perceive tactile stimulation: feel, feeling, touch. See TOUCH … English dictionary for students
tactility — tac·til·i·ty || tæk tɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being tactile, tangibility … English contemporary dictionary
tactility — tac·til·i·ty … English syllables
tactility — noun the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain • Syn: ↑tactual sensation, ↑touch perception, ↑skin perceptiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tactile • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tactile — tactility /tak til i tee/, n. /tak til, tuyl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch. 2. perceptible to the touch; tangible. [1605 15; < L tactilis tangible, equiv. to tact(us) (ptp. of tangere to touch) + ilis… … Universalium
Fordham Experiment — The Fordham Experiment was an experiment done as part of a course on The Effects of Television by Eric McLuhan and Harley Parker at Fordham University in 1967 or 1968. The purpose of the experiment was to demonstrate to the students that there… … Wikipedia
