Definition of sensory in English: sensory
adjective Relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses.
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‘Naturally, one of the characters turns out to have the gift of ESP, or extra sensory perception.’ ‘Three-quarters of the way down the list and it starts to add up to physical and sensory overload.’ ‘The spindle is thought to be responsible for the inhibition of external, sensory input.’ ‘There are certain sensory inputs that grab our attention faster and more thoroughly than we'd expect.’ ‘The brain fills in so many gaps in its sensory input, so maybe it takes a huge amount of hearing loss to make a real difference to ability.’ ‘Each piece in the show deals with sensory experience and assumptions about perception.’ ‘It's a total sensory overload; every sense being in a constant state of catch-up.’ ‘While sensory input is important, spontaneous activity plays a key role.’ ‘It basically defines a sensory perception that has no source in their world.’ ‘Indeed, nerve cells that receive converging sensory inputs are quite widespread in the brain.’ ‘So it's like the clock is very accurate but it can be reset by sensory input.’ ‘How could such sensory and aesthetic and moral indoctrination have been so readily overthrown?’ ‘Our identity is a story we tell ourselves to bind, balance or reject from the whole range of input sensory data.’ ‘Was it a rich sensory experience that took your head to places you hadn't known existed?’ ‘The human brain itself can only work with the information from sensory organs.’ ‘We know a lot about what specific neurons do when exposed to specific sensory inputs.’ ‘Is it a sport that for you has sensory pleasures that aren't reliant on sight?’ ‘The downside is that some people are just too damn tired of the sensory overload to care anymore.’ ‘However, Plato's distrust of sensory perception led him to reject the visual arts.’ ‘We come into this world as babes and have to organize the chaos of our sensory input.’ Synonyms
aesthetically pleasing , aesthetic, pleasurable, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious
View synonyms Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin sens- ‘perceived’ (from the verb sentire) or from the noun sense + -ory.