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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system;
- Example: "sensory neurons"
[syn: centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)]

2. involving or derived from the senses;
- Example: "sensory experience"
- Example: "sensory channels"
[syn: sensory, sensorial]

3. relating to or concerned in sensation;
- Example: "the sensory cortex"
- Example: "sensory organs"
[syn: sensational, sensory]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, n.; pl. Sensories. (Physiol.) Same as Sensorium. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory impulses; -- especially applied to those nerves and nerve fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of afferent, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions of any kind to a nerve center. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sensory adj 1: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons" [syn: centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)] 2: involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience"; "sensory channels" [syn: sensory, sensorial] [ant: extrasensory, paranormal] 3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" [syn: sensational, sensory]