Contactile

/kɒnˈtæktaɪl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be touched or capable of making contact; relating to or involving the sense of touch.

Etymology

From Latin 'contactus' (touched) plus '-ile' (capable of being). A technical term formed to describe things that interact through physical contact or can be perceived by touch.

Kelly Says

In sensory neuroscience, 'contactile' properties of surfaces help us understand how our brain processes the world through touch—texture, temperature, and pressure all travel through contactile sensation!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንሳ
ma-n-sa
ARالعربية
لمس
limass
BNবাংলা
স্পর্শক
sporshok
CACatalà
tàngible
tan-ji-ble
CSČeština
dotykatelný
doty-ka-tel-nyy
DADansk
kontaktbar
kon-takt-bar
DEDeutsch
kontaktabel
kon-tak-ta-bel
ELΕλληνικά
επαφής
e-pa-fē-s
ESEspañol
táctil
tak-teel
FAفارسی
لمسی
le-me-see
FISuomi
koskettava
kos-ket-ta-va
FRFrançais
contactable
kon-tak-ta-bl
GUGU
સ્પર્શ
spar-sh
HAHA
kusa
koo-sa
HEעברית
מגע
me-geh
HIहिन्दी
स्पर्शशील
sparsha-sheel
HUMagyar
érinthető
e-rin-thet-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
sentuhan
sen-tu-han
IGIG
nke
n-keh
ITItaliano
tattile
tat-tee-leh
JA日本語
触覚的な
shokaku-teki na
KKKK
қосалатын
qosa-la-tyn
KMKM
ឆ្លាត
ch-la-at
KO한국어
촉각적
chukgakjeok
MRMR
स्पर्श
spar-sh
MSBahasa Melayu
sentuhan
sen-tu-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်း
kyun
NLNederlands
aanraakbaar
an-raak-ba-r
NONorsk
kontaktbar
kon-takt-bar
PAPA
ਪੁચ
pu-ch
PLPolski
dotykowy
dot-yk-ow-ee
PTPortuguês
contáctil
kon-tak-teel
RORomână
tangibil
tan-ji-bil
RUРусский
контактабельный
kon-tak-ta-bel-nyy
SVSvenska
kontaktbar
kon-takt-bar
SWKiswahili
kufikiwa
ku-fi-ki-wa
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
స్పర్శ
spar-sha
THไทย
สัมผัส
sam-phat
TLTL
mapang-abot
ma-pan-ga-bot
TRTürkçe
kontaktabl
kon-tak-tabl
UKУкраїнська
контактний
kon-takt-niy
URاردو
لمس
limass
VITiếng Việt
cảm ứng
cam ung
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
可触的
kě chù de
ZUZU
ukuthola
u-ku-tho-la

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