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sensory Definition

sen·sory (sen′sər ē)

adjective

  1. of the senses or sensation
  2. connected with the reception and transmission of sense impressions

Etymology: sens(e) + -ory

sensory Synonyms

sensory

modif.

  1. Neurological

    sensible, relating to sensation, relating to the senses, neural, conscious, afferent, receptive, sensatory, acoustic, auditory, aural, auricular, sonic, phonic, audio-visual, visual, ocular, optic, ophthalmic, olfactory, olfactive, gustatory, gustative, lingual, glossal, tactile, tactual; see also sensitive 3.

  2. Conveyed by the senses

    audible, perceptible, discernible, auricular, distinct, clear, plain, hearable; see also obvious 1, 2, tangible.

sensory Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • impairment: People with sensory impairments, eg people who have sight loss, a hearing loss, or perhaps both.
  • modality: How do the different sensory modalities interact in order to provide a unique perception of the world?
  • neuron: The dorsal horns are where sensory neurons enter the spinal cord.
  • stimulation: The Rainbow Room gives children of all needs the chance of sensory stimulation or alternatively a relaxed environment in which to relax.
  • overload: The sensory overload will keep them quiet for hours.
  • neuron: Sensory neurones: Nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: There is evidently no change in the purely sensory experience, i.e. , in the sensory stimulus to the organism.
  • truly: Feast your eyes on the stunning color display that gives you a truly sensory experience with the video playback feature.
  • not: Artaud's criterion of spectacle is sensory violence, not sensory enchantment; beauty is a notion he never entertains.
  • especially: The attitude of people with other impairments, especially sensory, is often depressed.
  • predominantly: A predominantly sensory peripheral polyneuropathy has been observed in patients receiving long-term phenytoin therapy.
  • down: The former is the condition when the mechanism by which the brain damps down sensory input is not working properly.

Noun used with modifier

control: Daniel Wolpert: Probabilistic mechanisms in sensorimotor control Sensory and motor uncertainty form fundamental constraints on human sensorimotor control.