different between sensation vs reception

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?n-s?'sh?n, IPA^(key): /s?n?se???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

sensation (countable and uncountable, plural sensations)

1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.

   • Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
2. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

Hyponyms

• Thesaurus:sensation

Related terms

• sensational
• sensation fiction
• sensation novel
• sense
• sensible
• sensitive
• sensory
• sensual

Translations

Further reading

• sensation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• sensation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• sensation at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Estonians, insonates

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sensationem, accusative of sensatio, from Latin sensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.sa.sj??/

Noun

sensation f (plural sensations)

1. sensation

Derived terms

• faire sensation
• sensation forte

Further reading

• “sensation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French reception, from Latin recepti? (“the act of receiving; reception”), from recipi? (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capi? (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???s?p.?n?/

Noun

reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)

1. The act of receiving.
2. (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

   We have poor TV reception in the valley.

   The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.

3. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

   After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

4. A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

   The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
5. The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
6. (Britain, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
7. (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
8. (American football) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Synonyms

• (desk where guests are received): front desk

Derived terms

• reception center, reception centre
• reception desk
• receptionist
• reception room

Related terms

• receptacle
• receptive
• receptible
• receptor
• receive

Translations

Anagrams

• pre-notice, prenotice

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French réception, English reception, from Latin receptio.

Noun

reception c

1. a reception, a front desk
2. a reception, a social welcoming event

Declension

Synonyms

• intagning (i en orden)
• mottagning
• vakt