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gustatory perception vs sensation

sensation vs gustatory perception

gustatory perception and sensation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gustatory perception Yes No No No
sensation Yes No No No
As nouns, sensation is a hypernym of gustatory perception; that is, sensation is a word with a broader meaning than gustatory perception:
  • gustatory perception: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
  • sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Other hypernyms of gustatory perception include aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression.
gustatory perception (noun) sensation (noun)
the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
a state of widespread public excitement and interest
Difference between gustatory perception and sensation

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