as in physical
formal
relating to the sense of touch
The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality. visual and tactile experiences
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Each knife in the collection serves as a tactile work of art, designed to be held, examined, and admired.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Its retro design, which skips a color screen for a slim digital display set below tactile knobs, stokes nostalgia while delivering excellent sound quality.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Rough and tactile linen yarns are also ubiquitous, as in Botto Giuseppe’s Petalo blend of mélange linen and slubbed silk with a bright texture, or in Lanificio dell’Olivo’s Scoop Lighting full linen yarn dyed according to the lessivé technique.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Interior surfaces are covered in soft leather and microsuede, and complementary trim materials add visual and tactile contrast.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Its retro design, which skips a color screen for a slim digital display set below tactile knobs, stokes nostalgia while delivering excellent sound quality.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Rough and tactile linen yarns are also ubiquitous, as in Botto Giuseppe’s Petalo blend of mélange linen and slubbed silk with a bright texture, or in Lanificio dell’Olivo’s Scoop Lighting full linen yarn dyed according to the lessivé technique.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Interior surfaces are covered in soft leather and microsuede, and complementary trim materials add visual and tactile contrast.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for tactile
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“Tactile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactile. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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