olfaction
Americannoun
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the act of smelling.
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the sense of smell.
noun
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the sense of smell
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the act or function of smelling
Etymology
Origin of olfaction
1840–50; < Latin olfact ( us ) past participle of olfacere to smell ( olfactory ) + -ion
Example Sentences
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Perhaps not, if olfaction and sight are closely linked.
From Salon
“We have instruments that basically tell you exactly how loud something is, exactly what color something is, based on physical principles, and we don’t have that in olfaction, right?”
From Salon
At its core, the human sense of smell, or olfaction, is a complex chemical detection system in constant operation.
From Science Daily
The highly publicized event caught the attention of the weekly British magazine New Scientist, which points out in its latest issue that olfaction bypasses reason.
From Los Angeles Times
Ray is also the founder of another startup, Sensorygen, which works on the computational neurobiology of olfaction and taste.
From Science Daily
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