sensory
pronunciation
How to pronounce sensory in British English:
UK [ˈsensəri]
How to pronounce sensory in American English:
US [ˈsensəri]
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- Adjective:
- of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
- involving or derived from the senses
- relating to or concerned in sensation
Word Origin
- sensory (adj.)
- 1749, "pertaining to sense or sensation," from Latin sensorius, from sensus, past participle of sentire "to perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)).
Example
- 1. Does she need lots of sensory input ?
- 2. Be fully present during your entire shower , and pay attention to sensory experience .
- 3. Relaxed arousal , sensory deprivation and repetitive sounds and motions can bring about a trance-like state .
- 4. The frequecy of cognitive stimulation in periods of stress causes hyper-stimulation of the mind causing sensory overload .
- 5. Initially genital touching fires up a region of the sensory cortex but signals quickly spread to the limbic system an area linked to emotion behaviour and long-term memory .