English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 263 of 1086

sensificatoryadj

Susceptible of, or converting into, sensation; sensory.

sensigenousadj

Causing or exciting sensation.

sensillumnoun

A sensory receptor in certain invertebrates, especially arthropods.

sensingverb

present participle and gerund of sense

sensionnoun

sensation; awareness of being affected by something external

sensismnoun

sensualism

sensistnoun

sensualist.

sensitisationnoun

Alternative spelling of sensitization.

sensitisernoun

Alternative spelling of sensitizer.

sensitiveadj

Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.

sensitive female chord progressionnoun

A common ordering of the progression I–V–vi–IV progression as "vi–IV–I–V".

sensitive fernnoun

Onoclea sensibilis, a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern.

sensitive plantnoun

An organism thought to be intermediate between plants and animals; a zoophyte.

sensitivelyadv

In a sensitive manner; with sensitivity.

sensitivenessnoun

The quality or degree of being sensitive.

sensitivitynoun

The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.

sensitivity readernoun

A person who reviews a manuscript and advises on any content that may be culturally problematic.

sensitivizeverb

To sensitize.

sensitizableadj

Able to be sensitized

sensitizationnoun

The process of making something sensitive.

sensitizeverb

To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.

sensitizernoun

Any agent that sensitizes something.

sensitometricadj

Relating to sensitometry.

sensitometricallyadv

By means of or in terms of sensitometry.

sensiveadj

Having sense or sensibility; sensitive or sensory.

senso strictophrase

Misspelling of sensu stricto.

sensornoun

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

sensorchipnoun

Any of several semiconductor devices used to detect or image forms of radiation

sensorgramnoun

A graph of responses versus time in surface plasmon resonance studies.

sensori-volitionaladj

Involved in both sensation and volition; applied to certain nerve fibers that pass to and from the cerebrospinal axis.

sensorialadj

Of or pertaining to sensation or the senses; sensory.

sensorialitynoun

the condition of being sensorial

sensoriallyadv

With regard to the senses.

sensorilyadv

In a sensory manner.

sensorimotoradj

Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity

sensorinessnoun

The quality of being sensory.

sensorineuraladj

Of or pertaining to the sensory nerves

sensorineurallyadv

In a sensorineural manner.

sensoriperceptualadj

Relating to sensory perception.

sensorispecificadj

Describing the sensory activity of a specific type of impulse

sensoritopicadj

Describing a projection of an image onto a part of the brain that preserves the spatial relations of the image as received by the senses

sensoriumnoun

The entire sensory apparatus of an organism.

sensorizationnoun

The use of large number of sensors in an application

sensorlessadj

Without the use of sensors.

sensorlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sensor.

sensoryadj

Of the physical senses or sensation.

sensuprep

in the sense of

sensu strictissimoadv

superlative or intensive form of sensu stricto: in the strictest possible sense.

sensualadj

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

sensualiseverb

Alternative form of sensualize.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 263. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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