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title: tactile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tactile» in the school dictionary: Tactile means about the sense of touch, or able to be felt by touching: tactile paving, a tactile map. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tactile

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**Who acts:** Tactile, tactile thing, tactile person, example, soft clay, Braille · **What happens:** mean, feel, touch, sense, be, like · **To what, where:** tactile paving, touch, others, people, tactile way, blind people

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«tactile» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tactile in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tactile.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tactile means about the sense of touch, or able to be felt by touching: tactile paving, a tactile map.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:m1:1
# text = Tactile means about the sense of touch, or able to be felt by touching: tactile paving, a tactile map.
1	Tactile	Tactile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	paving	paving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tactile |  |  |  |  | about the sense of touch | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feel** | to-infinitive · passive | Tactile *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute» |
| 3 | **touch** | gerund | Tactile *not said here* | tactile paving and a tactile map |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **sense** |  |  | touch |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tactile thing is nice to touch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:m2:1
# text = A tactile thing is nice to touch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a tactile thing |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **touch** | to-infinitive | a tactile thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The soft clay is very tactile."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:m2e:1
# text = "The soft clay is very tactile."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the soft clay |  |  |  |  | tactile *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tactile person likes to touch others a lot, for example hugging or patting people.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:m3:1
# text = A tactile person likes to touch others a lot, for example hugging or patting people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	hugging	hug	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	patting	pat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | a tactile person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **touch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a tactile person *not said here* | others |  |  |  | for example; a lot *obl:unmarked* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme other=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **hug** | gerund | example *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pat** | gerund | example *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Braille is a tactile way of reading.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x1:1
# text = Braille is a tactile way of reading.
1	Braille	braille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Braille | a tactile way |  |  |  | of reading | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bumpy tactile paving shows blind people where the crossing is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x2:1
# text = The bumpy tactile paving shows blind people where the crossing is.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	bumpy	bumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	paving	paving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the bumpy tactile paving |  | blind people |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 2 | **be** | present | the crossing |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies explore the world in a very tactile way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x3:1
# text = Babies explore the world in a very tactile way.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explore	explore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explore** | present | Babies | the world |  | a tactile way |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent world=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This book has tactile pages with fur and sandpaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x4:1
# text = This book has tactile pages with fur and sandpaper.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sandpaper	sandpaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | this book | tactile pages |  |  |  | with fur and sandpaper | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma is very tactile and always hugs everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x5:1
# text = Grandma is very tactile and always hugs everyone.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	hugs	hug	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandma |  |  |  |  | tactile *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hug** | present | Grandma *not said here* | everyone |  |  |  | always *property* | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a tactile display you are allowed to touch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x6:1
# text = The museum has a tactile display you are allowed to touch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a tactile display |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent display=Patient |
| 2 | **allow** | present · passive | a tactile display *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **touch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some children are tactile learners who learn best by handling things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tactile:x7:1
# text = Some children are tactile learners who learn best by handling things.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	tactile	tactile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	learners	learner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	obj	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	handling	handle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | some children | tactile learners |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | present | tactile learners | best |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Topic |
| 3 | **handle** | gerund | tactile learners *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

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