What does "sensorium" mean?
The entire sensory apparatus of an organism.
Sensorium
/sɛnˈsɔː.ɹi.əm/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The entire sensory apparatus of an organism.
- Grammar: sensorium is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bean, brain, cerebral cortex, cognitive realm.
- Useful contrasts: blindness, ignorance, insensibility.
- Usage evidence: The continuum is broken, and the rise of writing helps to break up as well the continuum of the sensorium, to locate consciousness in the written word. What the written word is to the sensorium, the ego is to the entire consciousness, and the city is to the entire encirclement of nature.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The entire sensory apparatus of an organism.
"The continuum is broken, and the rise of writing helps to break up as well the continuum of the sensorium, to locate consciousness in the written word. What the written word is to the sensorium, the ego is to the entire consciousness, and the city is to the entire encirclement of nature."
- 2 the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world wordnet
- 3 The central part of a nervous system that receives and coordinates all stimuli.
"[…]in all injuries of the spine whereby a communication with the sensorium is cut off, it is the parts below the injury which are deprived of sensation, while those above retain their sensibility."
- 4 The brain or mind in relation to the senses. figuratively
"Others have conſidered infinite Space as the Receptacle, or rather the Habitation of the Almighty : But the nobleſt and moſt exalted Way of conſidering this infinite Space is that of Sir Iſaac Newton, who calls it the Senſorium of the Godhead. Brutes and Men have their Senſoriola, or little Senſoriums by which they apprehend the Preſence and perceive the Actions of a few Objects, that lie contiguous to them."
Synonyms
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"The continuum is broken, and the rise of writing helps to break up as well the continuum of the sensorium, to locate consciousness in the written word. What the written word is to the sensorium, the ego is to the entire consciousness, and the city is to the entire encirclement of nature."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "sensorium"?
Common synonyms include: bean, brain, cerebral cortex, cognitive realm, experiential space, ganglion.
How do you use "sensorium" in a sentence?
The continuum is broken, and the rise of writing helps to break up as well the continuum of the sensorium, to locate consciousness in the written word. What the written word is to the sensorium, the ego is to the entire consciousness, and the city is to the entire encirclement of nature.
How do you pronounce "sensorium"?
Pronounced /sɛnˈsɔː.ɹi.əm/.
Etymology
From Late Latin sensōrium, from Latin sentiō (“feel, perceive”) + Latin -ōrium (suffix denoting a place for a particular function).