sensory

English

Etymology

From Latin sentire (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnsəri/

Adjective

sensory (not comparable)

1. Of the senses or sensation.

Translations

of the senses or sensation

• Catalan: sensorial, sensori
• Czech: smyslový (cs) m
• Finnish: aisti-, aistimuksellinen, aistinvarainen

• Greek: αισθητήριος (el) m (aisthitírios)
• Irish: céadfach, céadfaíoch
• Spanish: sensorial (es), sensorio (es)

Derived terms

• extrasensory
• multisensory
• supersensory

Related terms

• sensible
• sensual
• sensuous

Noun

sensory (plural sensories)

1. (biology, dated) sensorium

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

See also

• Sensory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia