different between sensory vs sensorial

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

Either sensorium +? -al or sensory +? -al. Ultimately from Latin senti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?n?s??.?i.?l/

Adjective

sensorial (comparative more sensorial, superlative most sensorial)

1. Of or pertaining to sensation or the senses; sensory.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• lions' ears, rose nails

Catalan

Adjective

sensorial (masculine and feminine plural sensorials)

1. sensory

Synonyms

• sensori

Further reading

• “sensorial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Adjective

sensorial m or f (plural sensoriais, comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a sensation or the senses; sensorial; sensory.

Inflection

Spanish

Adjective

sensorial (plural sensoriales)

1. sensory

   Synonym: sensorio

Further reading

• “sensorial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.