This means that our perception of any situation depends only partly on sensory signals being received at that time.
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Sensory
//ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi//
Synonyms for "sensory" (25 found)
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Strong matches (8)
Related words (12)
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1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
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61 entriesShowing 16 of 61 words.
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8 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 19 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- sensories adj (of the senses or sensation)
Arabic
2 entries- حِسِّيَّة adj (of the senses or sensation)
- حِسِّيّ adj (of the senses or sensation)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сетивен adj (of the senses or sensation)
Catalan
2 entries- sensori adj (of the senses or sensation)
- sensorial adj (of the senses or sensation)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 感覺的 /感觉的 adj (of the senses or sensation)
Czech
1 entries- smyslový adj (of the senses or sensation)
Finnish
4 entries- aisti adj (of the senses or sensation)
- aistimuksellinen adj (of the senses or sensation)
- aistinvarainen adj (of the senses or sensation)
- sensorinen adj (of the senses or sensation)
French
1 entries- sensoriel adj (of the senses or sensation)
German
2 entries- Sinnes adj (of the senses or sensation)
- sensorisch adj (of the senses or sensation)
Greek
1 entries- αισθητήριος adj (of the senses or sensation)
Ido
1 entries- sensala adj (of the senses or sensation)
Irish
2 entries- céadfach adj (of the senses or sensation)
- céadfaíoch adj (of the senses or sensation)
Italian
1 entries- sensoriale adj (of the senses or sensation)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- sansemessig adj (of the senses or sensation)
- sensorisk adj (of the senses or sensation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- sansemessig adj (of the senses or sensation)
- sensorisk adj (of the senses or sensation)
Portuguese
1 entries- sensorial adj (of the senses or sensation)
Romanian
1 entries- senzorial adj (of the senses or sensation)
Spanish
2 entries- sensorial adj (of the senses or sensation)
- sensorio adj (of the senses or sensation)
Turkish
2 entries- duyumsal adj (of the senses or sensation)
- duyusal adj (of the senses or sensation)
Sample sentences
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It is hard, perhaps even impossible, to define normal sensory perception.
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Since Tom arrived at Guantanamo Bay he has been exposed to different forms of torture: sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, extreme temperatures, prolonged isolation, lack of sunlight and limited health care.
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Tentacles usually occur in pairs, sometimes with both sensory and manipulatory functions.
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