tactile

What it means

1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.

   tactile method of reading

2. Used for feeling.
3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.

   tactile illusion

   1 more example

   The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm.

   1892, William James, Psychology (Briefer Course)

In a sentence

tactile method of reading

Where it comes from

1. Latintactilis“that may be touched, tangible”
2. Middle Frenchtactile
3. Englishtactile

Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).