taction
taction noun: the act of touching; touch; contact.
Noun
taction (countable and uncountable, plural tactions)
- The act of touching; touch; contact.
- It ſeems, the Minds of theſe People are ſo taken up with intenſe Speculations, that they neither can ſpeak, nor attend to the Diſcourſes of others, without being rouzed by ſome external Taction upon the Organs of Speech and Hearing; for which reaſon, thoſe Perſons who are able to afford it always...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Humours and Dispositions of the Laputians Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...
- The sense of touch.
taction meaning in Tamil
taction in Tamil
- தொடு உணர்வு, தொடும் உணர்வு, தொட்டுணர்தல்
Forms of taction
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Origin of taction
Latin tactio (“touching”), from perfect passive participle tactus (“sense of feeling”), from tangere (“to touch, feel”) + action suffix -io; see tact and -ion.
Words formed from taction
Questions about taction
- What does taction mean?
- Taction means the act of touching; touch; contact.
- What is taction in Tamil?
- Taction in Tamil is தொடு உணர்வு, தொடும் உணர்வு, தொட்டுணர்தல். See Taction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is taction?
- Taction is a noun.
- What is the plural of taction?
- The plural of taction is tactions.
Words near taction in the dictionary
Source and license
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