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sensory

[sen-suh-ree]

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adjective

of or pertaining to the senses or sensation.

Physiology. noting a structure for conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in sensation, as a nerve.

Also, sen·so·ri·al

[sen-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-] .

Origin:
1620–30; sense + -ory¹

Related forms

in·ter·sen·so·ry, adjective

mul·ti·sen·so·ry, adjective

non·sen·so·ri·al, adjective

non·sen·so·ry, adjective

un·sen·so·ry, adjective

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Example Sentences

But it does create a larger surface area for special sensory organs embedded in their skin.

Special sensory areas on the snout end allowed it to root around on the shore and in shallow water for prey.

Sensory marketing can be used on a one-shot level, for special events.

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World English Dictionary

sensory or (less commonly) sensorial (ˈsɛnsərɪ, sɛnˈsɔːrɪəl)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
2.	of or relating to those processes and structures within an organism that receive stimuli from the environment and convey them to the brain

[C18: from Latin sensōrius, from sentīre to feel]

sensorial or (less commonly) sensorial

—*adj*

[C18: from Latin sensōrius, from sentīre to feel]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

sensory

1749, from L. sensorium, from sensus, pp. of sentire "to perceive, feel" (see sense).

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

sensory sen·so·ry (sěn'sə-rē)
adj.

Of or relating to the senses or sensation.
Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers; afferent.

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Science Dictionary

sensory

(sěn'sə-rē) Pronunciation Key
Involving the sense organs or the nerves that relay messages from them. Compare motor.

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