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somatosensory

so·mat·o·sen·so·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-mat-uh-sen-suh-ree, soh-muh-tuh-]
    • /səˌmæt əˈsɛn sə ri, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-mat-uh-sen-suh-ree, soh-muh-tuh-]
    • /səˌmæt əˈsɛn sə ri, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/

Definitions of somatosensory word

  • adjective somatosensory of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs. 1
  • adjective somatosensory relating to sensations felt by the skin 0
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Origin of somatosensory

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; somato- + sensory

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Parts of speech for Somatosensory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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somatosensory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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