Meaning & use
multisensory
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Meanings
adjectivebefore a noun
Involving or using more than one of the senses, such as sight, hearing, or touch.
Grammar: Comes before a noun: multisensory learning. It is not usually used after a verb.
Patterns
- multisensory + noun
The school uses a multisensory approach to teach reading, combining sight, sound, and touch.
Virtual reality offers a multisensory experience that feels very real.
Children with learning difficulties often benefit from multisensory activities.
adjectivebefore a nountechnical
Relating to the integration of information from different senses.
Grammar: Used in technical contexts before a noun: multisensory integration.
Patterns
- multisensory + noun
The brain's multisensory processing helps us understand the world around us.
Researchers study multisensory perception in infants.
Common combinations
- multisensory approach
- Teachers use a multisensory approach to help students remember new words.
- multisensory learning
- Multisensory learning can be more effective for young children.
- multisensory experience
- The museum created a multisensory experience with sounds and smells.
- multisensory integration
- Multisensory integration allows us to combine what we see and hear.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sensory
- Sensory means relating to the senses in general, but does not necessarily involve more than one; multisensory specifically means several senses at once.
- multimodal
- Multimodal can refer to different modes of communication or learning, not only the senses; multisensory is narrower and focuses on sight, hearing, touch, etc.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: multisensory or multisensorial?
multisensory vs multisensorial
Multisensorial is a less common variant of multisensory; both mean the same, but multisensory is the standard form.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'multisensory' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Multisensory is an adjective meaning involving several senses, so 'a multisensory lesson' is correct. Option A uses it as a noun; option B uses it as a verb; option D uses it in a way that does not make sense because 'multisensory' does not mean 'empty'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “multisensory”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.