flavour vs gustatory sensation

gustatory sensation vs flavour

flavour and gustatory sensation both are nouns.

flavour is a verb but gustatory sensation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flavour	Yes	No	Yes	No
gustatory sensation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gustatory sensation is a hypernym of flavour; that is, gustatory sensation is a word with a broader meaning than flavour:

flavour: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
gustatory sensation: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Other hypernyms of flavour include gustatory perception, taste, taste perception, taste sensation.

flavour (noun)	gustatory sensation (noun)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
(physics) the six kinds of quarks
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

flavour (verb)	gustatory sensation (verb)
lend flavor to

Difference between flavour and gustatory sensation

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