Sensory

Sensory

Sensory may refer to: holaaa

In biology:
* Sensory system, part of the nervous system of organisms
* Sensory neuron, nerve cell responsible for transmitting information about external stimuli
* Sensory receptor, a structure that recognizes external stimuli
* Sensory perception, the process of acquiring and interpreting sensory information
* Sensory ecology, how organisms obtain information about their environment

In entertainment:
* Sensory Overload Records, underground hip-hop

In other:
* Sensory garden
* Sensory analysis, a method of consumer product testing

See also:
* Sense (disambiguation)


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  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sensory — Sen so*ry, n.; pl. {Sensories}. (Physiol.) Same as {Sensorium}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

  • sensory — [adj] affecting animate nerve organs acoustic, afferent, audible, audiovisual, auditory, aural, auricular, clear, discernible, distinct, gustative, gustatory, hearable, lingual, neural, neurological, ocular, olfactive, olfactory, ophthalmic,… …   New thesaurus

  • sensory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to sensation or the senses. DERIVATIVES sensorily adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • sensory — [sen′sôr′ē əlsen′sər ē] adj. [ SENS(E) + ORY] 1. of the senses or sensation 2. connected with the reception and transmission of sense impressions: Also sensorial [sen′sôr′ē əl] …   English World dictionary

  • Sensory — Relating to sensation, to the perception of a stimulus and the voyage made by incoming (afferent) nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers. Sensory also is sometimes used to refer to the senses themselves. Sensory came from the… …   Medical dictionary

  • sensory — [[t]se̱nsəri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Sensory means relating to the physical senses. [FORMAL] Almost all sensory information from the trunk and limbs passes through the spinal cord. ...our body s sensory system …   English dictionary

  • 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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