muscle sense

American  

noun

Psychology, Physiology.

1. a sense of movement derived from afferent nerves originating in tendons, muscle tissue, skin, and joints; proprioception.

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muscle sense British  

noun

1. another name for kinaesthesia

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Etymology

Origin of muscle sense

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

So far as these experiments go there appear to be at least four sensory factors of importance in the formation of a simple labyrinth habit: the chemical sense, touch, vision and the muscle sense.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo

It is known that the rat makes little use of the sense of sight in learning the maze, guiding himself mostly by the muscle sense.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.

It seems probable that the eyes become trained to replace the muscle sense to a noteworthy degree, but there is in addition apparently a re-education of the muscle-sense.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

This sense accordingly might better be called the "muscle, tendon and joint sense", but the shorter term, "muscle sense", bids fair to stick.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.

The muscle sense informs us of movements of the joints and of positions of the limbs, as well as of resistance encountered by any movement.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.