sensation 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

Examples

Derivationally related form

verb

perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

Hyponym

noun

the smallest detectable sensation

noun

the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation

noun

the perceptual experience of seeing

noun

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

noun

the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus