Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to sensations or sensory impressions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the sensorium: as, sensorial power or effect; also, of or pertaining to sensation; sensory: opposed to motorial: as, a sensorial nerve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the sensorium.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
sensation or thesenses ;sensory
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving or derived from the senses
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Examples
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In the first situation it is called the sensorial power of irritation, in the second the sensorial power of sensation, in the third the sensorial power of volition, and in the fourth the sensorial power of association.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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This is what I have referred to as sensorial convergence.
Planet Atheism 2009
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I have been crusading vehemently but vainly in the professional and national press to prod artisans to bake to finish, without which the bread cannot attain its sensorial apogee.
The Rise of Nations Steven L. Kaplan 2011
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Information technologies have become instruments of mind expansion and sensorial scaffoldings that increase and augment our capacity to process greater amounts of information, allowing us to extract richer gradients of meaningful data about the world and our experience.
Jason Silva: The Beginning of Infinity Jason Silva 2011
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My unequivocal preference for artisanal bread rests on sensorial grounds: It is much more enchanting to my touch and my palate.
The Rise of Nations Steven L. Kaplan 2011
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Designed by the same designer Wave is a sensorial coffee table, inspired by the fine lightness of textile works and made for modern house living areas.
Case Coffee Table 2010
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Where are the activity centers with sensorial objects?
Brandy Ferner: In These Halls Brandy Ferner 2012
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Information technologies have become instruments of mind expansion and sensorial scaffoldings that increase and augment our capacity to process greater amounts of information, allowing us to extract richer gradients of meaningful data about the world and our experience.
Jason Silva: The Beginning of Infinity Jason Silva 2011
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Where are the activity centers with sensorial objects?
Brandy Ferner: In These Halls Brandy Ferner 2012
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The emotional and sensorial kick to the gut the film gave to my 9-year-old self continues through to this day.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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