Defn: See Tactics.
TACTICIAN
Tac*ti"cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tacticien.]
Defn: One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an adroit manager.
TACTICS
Tac"tics, n. Etym: [Gr. tactique.]
1. The science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle, and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or the tactics of instruction.
2. Hence, any system or method of procedure.
TACTILE
Tac"tile, a. Etym: [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch: cf.
F. tactile.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. "Tactile sweets." Beaumont. "Tactile qualities." Sir M. Hale. Tactile sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure sense. See Touch. The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. H. N. Martin.
TACTILITY
Tac*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tactilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness.