Meaning & use

sensorial

adjective·Academic

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relating to the senses or sensation; perceived through the senses.

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The exhibit was designed as a sensorial experience, full of textures, scents, and sounds.

Infants explore the world through sensorial learning long before they can speak.

A note on using this word

Largely interchangeable with 'sensory', though 'sensorial' appears more often in academic writing on psychology, education, and design.

Words with a similar meaning

sensoryperceptual

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