Also sen·so·ri·al [sen-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr-] /sɛnˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-/.
Origin of sensory
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Examples from the Web for multi-sensory
Though lots of hallucinations are not multi-sensory, just one sense at a time.Oliver Sacks: How I Write
December 19, 2012
The key to effective smelling, we were told, was multi-sensory coordination: vision, taste and smell all work together.Confessions of a Shrimp Sniffer
July 11, 2010
less commonly sensorial (sɛnˈsɔːrɪəl)
- of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
- of or relating to those processes and structures within an organism that receive stimuli from the environment and convey them to the brain
C18: from Latin sensōrius, from sentīre to feel
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Word Origin and History for multi-sensory
1749, "pertaining to sense or sensation," from Latin sensorius, from sensus, past participle of sentire "to perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
- Of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers; afferent.
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- Involving the sense organs or the nerves that relay messages from them. Compare motor.
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