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Tactile Sense Read Perceived Touching Relating Touch Enjoyed

word tactile
definition (1) Able to be perceived by touching. (2) Relating to the sense of touch.
eg_sentence He always enjoyed the tactile sensation of running his hand over the lush turf.
explanation If you set your cell phone to vibrate rather than ring, you're taking the tactile option. Educators believe that some students are naturally “tactile learners,” much better at “hands-on” learning than at tasks that involve patient listening and reading. Many longtime readers resist using e-books, saying they miss the tactile sensations of leafing through an actual book. And the blind, using the raised dots of the braille alphabet, rely entirely on their tactile sense to read; some can actually read as fast as the average person can read out loud.
IPA ˈtækˌtaɪl

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