OLFACTORY SENSATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does olfactory sensation mean? 

• OLFACTORY SENSATION (noun)
  The noun OLFACTORY SENSATION has 1 sense:

1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

  Familiarity information: OLFACTORY SENSATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLFACTORY SENSATION (noun)

Meaning:

The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell; odor

Context example:

she loved the smell of roses

Hypernyms ("olfactory sensation" is a kind of...):

aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "olfactory sensation"):

scent (an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced)

aroma; fragrance; perfume; scent (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)

acridity (having an acrid smell)