pressure sensation
1pressure sensation — noun the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal • Syn: ↑pressure • Hypernyms: ↑somesthesia, ↑somaesthesia, ↑somatesthesia, ↑somatic sensation …
2Sensation (exhibition) — Sensation was an exhibition of Young British Artists which first took place 18 September ndash; 28 December 1997 at the Royal Academy of Art in London and later toured to Berlin and New York, but was rejected by Australia. The show generated… …
3sensation — 1 Sensation, percept, sense datum, sensum, image can denote the experience or process which is the result of the activity of a sense organ and its associated neural structures. Sensation (see also SENSATION 2), the most general of these terms, is …
4pressure photism — The term pressure photism is indebted to the Greek verb photizein, which means to give light, to illuminate. It used to denote a type of *synaesthesia characterized by a hallucinated colour sensation (i.e. a *photism) which is triggered by a… …
5pressure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin pressura, from Latin, action of pressing, pressure, from pressus, past participle of premere Date: 14th century 1. a. the burden of physical or mental distress b. the… …
6pressure phonism — The term pressure phonism is indebted to the Greek noun phonème, which means voice or sound. It is used to denote a type of * synaesthesia characterized by a hallucinated sound (i.e. a * phonism) which is triggered by a sensation of pressure… …
7pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… …
8somatic sensation — noun the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes • Syn: ↑somesthesia, ↑somaesthesia, ↑somatesthesia • Hypernyms: ↑perception • Hyponyms …
9tactual sensation — noun 1. the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin (Freq. 1) she likes the touch of silk on her skin the surface had a greasy feeling • Syn: ↑touch, ↑touch sensation, ↑tactile sensation, ↑feeling …
10Overnight Sensation — For the Frank Zappa album, see Over Nite Sensation. Overnight Sensation Studio album by Motörhead Released October 15, 1996 …
