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sen·sa·tion
(sĕn-sā′shən)n.
1.
a. A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition: the sensation of heat; a visual sensation.
b. The faculty to feel or perceive; physical sensibility: The patient has very little sensation left in the right leg.
c. An indefinite generalized body feeling: a sensation of lightness.
2. A state of heightened interest or emotion: "The anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhat between bliss and fear" (James Weldon Johnson).
3.
a. A state of intense public interest and excitement: "The purser made a sensation as sailors like to do, by predicting a storm" (Evelyn Waugh).
b. A cause of such interest and excitement: The band's new singer is a sensation.
[French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sēnsātiō, sēnsātiōn-, from Late Latin sēnsātus, gifted with sense; see sensate.]
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sensation
(sɛnˈseɪʃən)n
1. (Physiology) the power of perceiving through the senses
2. (Physiology) a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs: a sensation of warmth.
3. a general feeling or awareness: a sensation of fear.
4. a state of widespread public excitement: his announcement caused a sensation.
5. anything that causes such a state: your speech was a sensation.
[C17: from Medieval Latin sensātiō, from Late Latin sensātus sensate]
senˈsationless adj
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sen•sa•tion
(sɛnˈseɪ ʃən)n.
1. perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
2. a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain.
3. the faculty of perception of stimuli.
4. a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt.
5. widespread excitement or interest: The divorce caused a sensation.
6. a cause of such feeling or interest.
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Noun | 1. | sensation - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" perception - the process of perceiving masking - the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones" visual sensation, vision - the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light" odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" synaesthesia, synesthesia - a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated |
2. | ![]() adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, star, ace, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner | |
3. | sensation - a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear" stir - emotional agitation and excitement | |
4. | sensation - a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation" excitation, fervour, inflammation, excitement, fervor - the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" | |
5. | sensation - the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain" |
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sensation
noun
1. feeling, sense, impression, perception, awareness, consciousness A sensation of burning or tingling may be felt in the hands.
2. excitement, surprise, thrill, stir, scandal, furore, agitation, commotion she caused a sensation at the Montreal Olympics
3. hit, success, wow (slang, chiefly U.S.), crowd puller (informal) the film that turned her into an overnight sensation
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
sensation
noun1. The capacity for or an act of responding to a stimulus:
3. One that evokes great surprise and admiration:
Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.
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Translations
إحْساس بواسِطَة اللمْس، حِسسَبَب للإثارَة، أمْرٌ مُدْهِش ومُثيرشُعور
senzacecítěnípocit
følelsefølesansfornemmelsesensation
sensaatiotunnetuntemus
skynjun, tilfinningtilfinningviîburîur
besivaikantis sensacijųjutimaslabai vykęssensacijasensacingai
izjūtajutoņasajūtasensācija
senzáciavnem
občuteksenzacija
sensation
[senˈseɪʃən] N1. (= feeling) → sensación f
to have a dizzy sensation → tener (una) sensación de mareo
to lose all sensation in one's arm → perder la sensibilidad en el brazo
to have a dizzy sensation → tener (una) sensación de mareo
to lose all sensation in one's arm → perder la sensibilidad en el brazo
2. (= impression) → sensación f
to have the sensation of doing sth → tener la sensación de estar haciendo algo
I had the sensation that I was being watched → tenía la sensación de que me estaban observando
to have the sensation of doing sth → tener la sensación de estar haciendo algo
I had the sensation that I was being watched → tenía la sensación de que me estaban observando
3. (= excitement, success) → sensación f
to be a sensation → ser un éxito
it was a sensation in New York → en Nueva York causó sensación
to cause or create a sensation → causar sensación
to be a sensation → ser un éxito
it was a sensation in New York → en Nueva York causó sensación
to cause or create a sensation → causar sensación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sensation
[sɛnˈseɪʃən] n (= ability to feel) → sensation f
a loss of sensation → une perte de sensation
He had no sensation in his right leg
BUT Il ne sentait plus sa jambe droite.
a loss of sensation → une perte de sensation
He had no sensation in his right leg
BUT Il ne sentait plus sa jambe droite.
(= great excitement) → sensation f
to be a sensation → faire sensation
The film was a sensation → Le film a fait sensation.
to cause a sensation → faire sensation, créer la sensation
to be a sensation → faire sensation
The film was a sensation → Le film a fait sensation.
to cause a sensation → faire sensation, créer la sensation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sensation
n
(= feeling) → Gefühl nt; (of heat, cold etc) → Empfindung f; (of the external world) → Sinneseindruck m; a/the sensation of falling → das Gefühl zu fallen; a sensation of fear → ein Gefühl nt → der Angst, ein Angstgefühl nt; a sensation of hunger → ein Hungergefühl nt; how can one describe the sensation of touching silk? → wie kann man beschreiben, was man beim Berühren von Seide empfindet?; I felt a sensation of being watched → ich hatte das Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden
sensation
:sensation-seeker
n → sensationslüsterner Mensch
sensation-seeking
adj → sensationslüstern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sensation
[sɛnˈseɪʃ/ən] na. (physical feeling, impression) → sensazione f
he is completely without sensation in that leg → ha perso completamente la sensibilità della gamba
he is completely without sensation in that leg → ha perso completamente la sensibilità della gamba
b. (excitement) → sensazione f, scalpore m
to be or cause a sensation → fare sensazione, destare scalpore
to be or cause a sensation → fare sensazione, destare scalpore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sensation
(senˈseiʃən) noun1. the ability to feel through the sense of touch. Cold can cause a loss of sensation in the fingers and toes.
2. a feeling. a sensation of faintness.
3. a general feeling, or a cause, of excitement or horror. The murder caused a sensation; His arrest was the sensation of the week.
senˈsational adjective1. causing great excitement or horror. a sensational piece of news.
2. very good. The film was sensational.
3. intended to create feelings of excitement, horror etc. That magazine is too sensational for me.
senˈsationally adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sen·sa·tion
n. sensación, percepción de una estimulación por un órgano sensorial.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sensation
n sensación f, sensibilidad f; light touch — sensibilidad táctil; — of pain sensación de dolorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.