Definition of tactility - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

pressure sensitivity

TECH.

ability to feel pressure or pain through touch

TECH.

Tactility is crucial for surgeons during operations.

sense of touch

TECH.

quality of being perceptible by touch

TECH.

The tactility of the fabric made it very comfortable.

palpability

tangibility

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Origin of tactility

Latin, tactilis (tangible) + -ity (state or condition)

Examples of tactility in a sentence

Artists often explore tactility in their sculptures.
The tactility of the sculpture intrigued the visitors.
She appreciated the tactility of the new phone case.

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French:tactilité, ...
German:Tastsinn, Taktilität, ...
Italian:tattilità, ...
Spanish:tactilidad, sensibilidad táctil, ...
Portuguese:tactilidade, ...
Chinese:触觉, 触感, ...
Japanese:触覚, 触覚性, ...
Arabic:حس اللمس, مَلمَسِيّة, ...
Hebrew:תְּחוּשַׁת מַגָּע, מישושיות, ...
Russian:тактильность, осязание, ...
Ukrainian:тактильність, дотикова якість, ...
Hindi:स्पर्श क्षमता, स्पर्शता, ...
Bengali:স্পর্শকাতরতা, স্পর্শনীয়তা, ...
Catalan:tactilitat, qualitat de ser perceptible al tacte, ...
Czech:taktilita, hmatovost, ...
Danish:taktilitet, følelighed, ...
Dutch:tactiliteit, tastbaarheid, ...
Greek:αφτικότητα, απτικότητα, ...
Hungarian:tapintásérzékelés, tapinthatóság, ...
Khmer:សមត្ថភាពដឹងអារម្មណ៍តាមការប៉ះ, ភាពអាចដឹងបានដោយការប៉ះ, ...
Korean:촉각, 감촉, ...
Persian:حس لامسه, لمس پذیری, ...
Polish:wrażliwość dotykowa, dotykalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):tactilidade, sensibilidade tátil, ...
Romanian:tactilitate, calitatea de a fi perceptibil la atingere, ...
Swedish:taktilitet, känslighet, ...
Thai:ความรู้สึกสัมผัส, การสัมผัส, ...
Turkish:dokunma duyusu, dokunsallık, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng cảm nhận, tính xúc giác, ...

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