centripetal, receptive, sensory
(adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; “sensory neurons”
sensory, sensorial
(adjective) involving or derived from the senses; “sensory experience”; “sensory channels”
sensational, sensory
(adjective) relating to or concerned in sensation; “the sensory cortex”; “sensory organs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sensory (not comparable)
Of the senses or sensation.
Prefix combining form is sensori-, as in sensorimotor.
• sensely
sensory (plural sensories)
(biology, dated) sensorium
(obsolete) An organ or faculty of sense.
• syrones
Source: Wiktionary
Sen"so*ry, n.; pl. Sensories (. (Physiol.)
Definition: Same as Sensorium.
Sen"so*ry, a. (Physiol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
