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Tactile vs Sensory - What's the difference?

tactile | sensory |

As adjectives the difference between tactile and sensory

is that tactile is tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch while sensory is of the senses or sensation.

As a noun sensory is

sensorium.

tactile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
  • Used for feeling.
  • Of or relating to the sense of touch.
  • * H. N. Martin
  • 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.

    See also

    * haptic * palpable * touchable

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sensory

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the senses or sensation.
  • Derived terms

    * extrasensory * multisensory * supersensory

    Noun

    (sensories)
  • (biology, dated) sensorium
  • (Webster 1913)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "sensory")