sensation vs gustatory perception

gustatory perception vs sensation

sensation and gustatory perception both are nouns.

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

As nouns, gustatory perception is a hyponym of sensation; that is, gustatory perception is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensation:

sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
gustatory perception: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Other hyponyms of sensation include limen, threshold, masking, vision, visual sensation, odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, auditory sensation, sound, synaesthesia, synesthesia, subception, subliminal perception.

sensation (noun)	gustatory perception (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
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 sensation and gustatory perception

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