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sensation definition

sen·sa·tion (sen sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism the sensations of hearing, seeing, touching, etc.
  2. an immediate reaction to external stimulation of a sense organ; conscious feeling or sense impression a sensation of cold
  3. a generalized feeling or reaction, often vague and without reference to immediate stimulus a sensation of happiness
    1. a state or feeling of general excitement and interest the play caused such a sensation
    2. the action, event, person, etc. causing such a feeling

Etymology: LL sensatio < sensatus: see sensate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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