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Webster 1913 Edition

Sensory

Sen′so-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sensories
.
(Physiol.)
Same as
Sensorium
.

Sen′so-ry

,
Adj.
(Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation;
as,
sensory
impulses; – especially applied to those nerves and nerve fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of
afferent
, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions of any kind to a nerve center
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sensory

SENS'ORY

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Definition 2024

sensory

sensory

English

Adjective

sensory ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of the senses or sensation.

Usage notes

Prefix combining form is sensori-, as in sensorimotor.

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Noun

sensory ‎(plural sensories)

  1. (biology, dated) sensorium

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Etymology

From New Latin sensorius (compare Late Latin sensorium), from Latin sensus ‎(“feeling; sense”), from sentire ‎(“to feel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛnsəri/

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