taction

[ tak-shuhn ]

noun

1. touch; contact.

taction

/ ˈtækʃən /

noun

1. obsolete.
   the act of touching; contact

Word History and Origins

Origin of taction¹

1615–25; < Latin tāctiōn- (stem of tāctiō ) a touching, equivalent to tāct ( us ) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of taction¹

C17: from Latin tactiō a touching, from tangere to touch

Example Sentences

The multipiece design includes a core made of EVA or TPE depending on the model, while the outer layer is a microfiber wrap with a silicone bead textured pattern to improve taction and durability.

From Golf Digest

When the divergence took place between the Jacobins and Girondists, Condorcet strove to unite them; but every day brought fresh troubles, and the position of the Seneca of the Revolution was too prominent to escape the opposition of the more violent taction.

From Project Gutenberg

The superstition that maladies can be cured by royal taction is dead, but like many a departed conviction it has left a monument of custom to keep its memory green.

From Project Gutenberg

MINUTOLO, while thus Catella spoke, Caressed her much, but silence never broke; A kiss e'en tried to gain, without success; She struggled, and refused to acquiesce; Begone! said she, nor treat me like a child; Stand off!—away!—thy taction is defiled; My tears express an injured woman's grief; No more thy wife I'll be, but seek relief; Return my fortune—go:—thy mistress seek; To be so constant:—How was I so weak?

From Project Gutenberg

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