Visual vs Tactile - What's the difference?
visual | tactile |
Related to or affecting the vision.
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Any element of something that depends on sight.
An image; a picture; a graphic.
(in the plural) All the visual elements of a multi-media presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.
(advertising) A preliminary sketch.
Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
Used for feeling.
Of or relating to the sense of touch.
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As adjectives the difference between visual and tactile
is that visual is related to or affecting the vision while tactile is tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.As a noun visual
is any element of something that depends on sight.visual
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Alternative forms
* visuall (qualifier)Adjective
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Derived terms
* visual poem * visualization * visualize * visuallyNoun
(en noun)External links
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Adjective
(en adjective)- 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.