different between sensory vs cercus

English

Alternative forms

• sensoric

Etymology

From sense +? -ory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n.s?.?i/
• Rhymes: -?ns??i

Adjective

sensory (not comparable)

1. Of the physical senses or sensation.
2. (neuroanatomy) Conveying nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers.

   Synonym: afferent

Usage notes

Prefix combining form is sensori-, as in sensorimotor.

Synonyms

• sensely

Derived terms

Related terms

• sensible
• sensual
• sensuous

Translations

Noun

sensory (plural sensories)

1. (biology, dated) The sensorium.
2. (obsolete) An organ or faculty of sense.

Derived terms

• sensorial

References

• “sensory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “sensory”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• syrones

English

Etymology

From New Latin cercus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kérkos, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)k?s

Noun

cercus (plural cerci)

1. (entomology) Structures on the end of on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.

Derived terms

• procercus

Translations

Anagrams

• Cruces, cruces