Sensing

//ˈsɛnsɪŋ// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of sensation.

    "Second, the list of kinds of sensings that Socrates gave was thought to be an odd one. It included pleasures, pains, desires, and fears, as well as the more familiar examples of sight, hearing, smell, and the sensings of cold and of heat."

  2. 2
    becoming aware of something via the senses wordnet
  3. 3
    the perception that something has occurred or some state exists wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sense form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
clairvoyantdetectiondetectionfeelingintuitiveperception

Example

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"I'm sensing a little hostility here."

Etymology

Altered form of Saintsing.

Related phrases

compressed sensingquorum sensingremote sensingremote sensing scientist

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