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sensation

noun
/sɛnˈseɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.

  1. derived from sensus

Definitions

  1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body

    A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.

    • Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

  2. Excitation of sensory organs.

    • Coordinate term: perception
    • In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […] no sensation; […]

  3. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

    • Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a real sensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A remarkable person.

      • You truly are a sensation.

    2. A small serving of gin or sherry.

      • A Sensation . . . . Half-a-glass of sherry.

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Derived

aerosensation, aftersensation, chemosensation, double sensation, hygrosensation, hypersensation, magnetosensation, mechanosensation, orosensation, osmosensation, photosensation, presensation, resensation, sensationism, sensationist, sensationless, sensation-monger, sensation play, sensation time, somatosensation, subsensation, thermal sensation, thermosensation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sensation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sensation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at sensation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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