Sensory

Sensory
Sensory Sen"so*ry, a. (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. [1913 Webster]

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  • sensory — (adj.) 1749, from L. sensorium, from sensus, pp. of sentire to perceive, feel (see SENSE (Cf. sense)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • sensory — adjective Date: 1749 1. of or relating to sensation or to the senses < sensory stimulation > 2. conveying nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers ; afferent < sensory neurons > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sensory — sen|so|ry [ˈsensəri] adj relating to or using your senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch ▪ sensory stimuli such as music ▪ sensory deprivation →↑ESP …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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