sensorium
Americannoun
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a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
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the sensory apparatus of the body.
noun
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the area of the brain considered responsible for receiving and integrating sensations from the outside world
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physiol the entire sensory and intellectual apparatus of the body
Etymology
Origin of sensorium
First recorded in 1640–50; from Late Latin sēnsōrium, equivalent to Latin sent(īre) “to discern by the senses, perceive, feel” + -ōrium noun suffix of location. See -ory 2
Example Sentences
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ORWELL: In the same way that your perspective is limited to the collected perceptions of your sensorium.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023
It could even augment our sensorium by adding new modalities like echolocation and magnetoreception.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2022
Real human touch is infinitely subtle and intricate – less a sense than a sensorium.
From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2021
A direct message like this, beamed from another person’s sensibility into your own sensorium, isn’t meant to be shared.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2019
When vibrations of light or sound impinge upon the sensorium, they are relayed from nerve cell to nerve cell until they reach the central brain.
From Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency by Hilton, Warren
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