olfactory perception vs sensation

olfactory perception and sensation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
olfactory perception	Yes	No	No	No
sensation	Yes	No	No	No

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

olfactory perception: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

Other hypernyms of olfactory perception include aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression.

olfactory perception (noun)	sensation (noun)
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form	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

olfactory perception vs sensation

olfactory perception and sensation both are nouns.

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