Some people refer to proprioception as "the sixth sense".
Source: tatoeba (9695027)
Proprioception
//ˌpɹoʊ.pɹi.oʊˈsɛp.ʃən//
Synonyms for "proprioception" (5 found)
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32 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- propiocepció noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 本體感覺 /本体感觉 noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Danish
1 entries- proprioception noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Dutch
1 entries- proprioceptie noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Esperanto
2 entries- proprioceptado noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- propriocepto noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Estonian
1 entries- propriotseptsioon noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Finnish
3 entries- asentoaisti noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- proprioseptiikka noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- proprioseptio noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
French
1 entries- proprioception noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
German
2 entries- Propriozeption noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- Tiefensensibilität noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Greek
1 entries- ιδιοδεκτικότητα noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Hungarian
4 entries- izom helyzetérzékelés noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- izom mozgásérzékelés noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- propriocepció noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- ízületi helyzetérzékelés noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Italian
1 entries- propriocezione noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Korean
1 entries- 심부감각 noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Norwegian
1 entries- propriosepsjon noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Polish
1 entries- propriocepcja noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Portuguese
1 entries- propriocepção noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Russian
2 entries- кинестезия noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- проприоце́пция noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Spanish
2 entries- propiocepción noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
- propriocepción noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Swedish
1 entries- proprioception noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Ukrainian
1 entries- пропріоце́пція noun (sense of the position of parts of the body)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Mary's proprioception is impaired, which means she's having trouble with her balance.
Source: tatoeba (9695033)
[…] it is achieved through a neuromuscular feedback system known as proprioception or kinaesthetic awareness, as well as through an auditory control system in which the ear monitors the sound and makes […]
Source: wiktionary
Sometimes referred to as our sixth sense, proprioception is what helps high-level athletes take a penalty without looking at the ball, or orient themselves in the air while doing a twisting somersault.
Source: wiktionary
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