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Definition of "tactual" [tac•tu•al]

  • Tactile. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tactual" in a sentence
  • "In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body; then, through impressions from without and their corresponding adjustments, special portions of the surface become more responsive to stimuli than others."
  • "'tactual' time than in either 'auditory' or 'optical' time."
  • "Again, I was sure of his learning style: a tactual-kinesthetic learner, I proclaimed."