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   Sen·sa·tion

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   noun

   • 1. a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body: "a burning sensation in the middle of the chest"
   • ▪ the capacity to have physical sensations: "they had lost sensation in one or both forearms"
   • ▪ an inexplicable awareness or impression: "she had the eerie sensation that she was being watched" Similar feelingsenseawarenessconsciousnessperceptionimpressiontickletingleprickle
   • 2. a widespread reaction of interest and excitement: "his arrest for poisoning caused a sensation" Similar commotionstiruproarfuroroutragescandalimpactinterestexcitementagitationinformal:splashto-dohullabaloo
   • ▪ a person, object, or event that arouses widespread interest and excitement: "she was a sensation, the talk of the evening" Similar great successsellouttriumphstar attractiontalking pointinformal:smashsmash hithitbox-office hitsuperhitshowstopperwinnercrowd-pullerwowknockoutbiggie

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin sensatio(n-), from Latin sensus (see sense).

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   What is a sensation?

   • [countable, usually singular] very great surprise, excitement, or interest among a lot of people; the person or the thing that causes this surprise News of his arrest caused a sensation. The band became a sensation overnight. Definition of sensation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does Sensación mean?

   • sensación, sensación [feminine, singular]… sensação, sensação [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SENSATION definition: 1. a physical feeling, or the ability to physically feel things: 2. a strange feeling or idea that…. Learn more.

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   What does eerie sensation mean?

   • [countable, usually singular] a general feeling or impression that is difficult to explain; an experience or a memory He had the eerie sensation of being watched. When I arrived, I had the sensation that she had been expecting me.

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   What does feeling mean in Physiology?

   • a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain. Physiology. the faculty of perception of stimuli. a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt. a mental feeling, especially a state of excited feeling.

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   What is Sensation? Learning Objectives. Define sensation and explain its connection to the concepts of absolute threshold, difference threshold, and subliminal messages. What does it mean to sense something? Sensory receptors are specialized neurons that respond to specific types of stimuli.

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   sensation. [countable] a feeling that you get when something affects your body. I had a sensation of falling, as if in a dream. [uncountable] the ability to feel through your sense of touch synonym feeling.

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   Define sensation and explain its connection to the concepts of absolute threshold, difference threshold, and subliminal messages. Discuss the roles attention, motivation, and sensory adaptation play in perception.

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   a lot of excitement, surprise, or interest, or the person or event that causes these feelings: Their affair caused a sensation. (Definition of sensation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sensation. in Chinese (Traditional) 感覺, 知覺, （尤指）觸覺… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 感觉, 知觉, （尤指）触觉… See more.

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   noun. the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses. a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain. Physiology. the faculty of perception of stimuli.

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