sensing
English Thesaurus
1. becoming aware of something via the senses (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | sensory activity, |
| definition | : | activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | look, looking, looking at, |
| definition | : | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hearing, listening, |
| definition | : | the act of hearing attentively (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lipreading, |
| definition | : | perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | taste, tasting, |
| definition | : | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | smell, smelling, |
| definition | : | the act of perceiving the odor of something (noun.act) |
2. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | perception, |
| definition | : | the process of perceiving (noun.cognition) |
3. becoming aware of something via the senses (noun.act)
| derivation | : | feel, sense, |
| definition | : | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | comprehend, perceive, |
| definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | perceptual, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the act of perceiving (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | feel, sense, |
| definition | : | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | comprehend, perceive, |
| definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | perceptual, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the act of perceiving (adj.pert) |
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