tactual Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
    tactile; haptic.
    • haptic data
    • a tactile reflex
  2. adjective satellite producing a sensation of touch
    tactile.
    • tactile qualities
    • the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair

WordNet

Tac"tu*al adjective
Etymology
See Tact.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch.
    In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body. Tyndall.

Webster 1913