Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protactile

/pɹoʊtæktaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tac-tile
IPA: /pɹoʊtæktaɪl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A dialect of American Sign Language that communicates with touch.

name

Alternative spelling of Protactile.

Example Sentences

"Exploring the linguistic phenomenon of pro-tactile has lead Terra Edwards to make distinctions between Tactile ASL (TASL) and Visual ASL (VASL) (www.protactile.org, October 3, 2014)."
"ProTactile builds on this quality of expression, alive with decisions made on the fly, touches become pass-words for fields of composition as yet uncharted."

Etymology

From pro- + tactile, first used c. 2012.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊtæktaɪl/
British English: /ˈpɹəʊtæktaɪl/

Inflected Forms

Pro-Tactile (alternative)

Phrases

tactile American Sign Language tactile ASL Wiktionary’s coverage of American Sign Language terms

Frequently Paired Words

tactile American Sign Language tactile ASL Wiktionary’s coverage of American Sign Language terms

Synonyms

PT

Questions

How do you pronounce protactile?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊtæktaɪl/.
What does protactile mean?: A dialect of American Sign Language that communicates with touch.
Where does protactile come from?: From pro- + tactile, first used c. 2012.

How to pronounce protactile

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