Definition of SENSORY

sensory

Plural: sensories

Adjective Satellite

  • of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
    • "sensory neurons"

Adjective

  • Relating to sensation or the physical senses.
  • involving or derived from the senses
    • "sensory experience"
    • "sensory channels"
  • relating to or concerned in sensation
    • "the sensory cortex"
    • "sensory organs"

Adj

  • Of the physical senses or sensation.
  • Conveying nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers.

Noun

  • The sensorium.
  • An organ or faculty of sense.

Examples

  • sensory neurons
  • The ’SENSORY’ input from the board suggested a vowel-heavy play.

Origin / Etymology

From sense + -ory.

Antonyms

extrasensory

Scrabble Score: 10

sensory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sensory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sensory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sensory: valid Words With Friends Word