sensory
/'sensəri/ Cách viết khác : (sensorial) /sen'sɔ:riəm/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to sensation or the senses: "sensory" describes anything connected to the physical processes of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, or smelling.
- Receiving and transmitting signals to the central nervous system: In biology, "sensory" refers to nerves, neurons, or organs that detect stimuli from the environment or the body and send that information to the brain or spinal cord.
Usage and Examples
General Use (Relating to the senses):
- The museum offered a rich sensory experience with sounds, smells, and textures.
- Blindness is a sensory impairment affecting sight.
Biological/Neurological Use:
- The sensory neurons in your skin send signals to your brain when you touch something hot.
- The sensory cortex is the part of the brain that processes information from the senses.
Advanced Usage
Sensory deprivation: A state or experiment where stimulation of the senses is minimized.
- The float tank was designed for sensory deprivation to promote deep relaxation.
Sensory overload: A condition where one or more of the senses are overstimulated.
- The noisy, crowded market caused sensory overload for the child.
Variants and Related Words
- Sensorium (n): The sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; the seat of sensation.
- Sensation (n): A physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body.
- Sensorial (adj): An alternative, less common form of "sensory," meaning the same thing.
Synonyms
- Perceptual: Relating to the ability to interpret or become aware of something through the senses.
- Afferent: (Technical, in physiology) Conducting inward or toward something (used specifically for nerves carrying sensory impulses toward the central nervous system).
Antonyms
- Motor: Relating to movement or the nerves and muscles that produce movement (e.g., send signals the brain to the muscles).
- Efferent: (Technical, in physiology) Conducting outward or away from something (used for nerves carrying signals away from the central nervous system).
Adjective
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relating to or concerned in sensation
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the sensory cortex
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sensory organs
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involving or derived from the senses
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sensory experience
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sensory channels
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of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
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sensory neurons
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