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Sensing
see synonyms of sensingNoun
1. detection, sensing
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
Example Sentences:'early detection can often lead to a cure'
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Sensing
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1.
any of the faculties by which the mind receives information about the external world or about the state of the body. In addition to the five traditional faculties of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, the term includes the means by which bodily position, temperature, pain, balance, etc, are perceived
2.
such faculties collectively; the ability to perceive
3.
a feeling perceived through one of the senses
a sense of warmth
4.
a mental perception or awareness
a sense of happiness
5.
moral discernment; understanding
a sense of right and wrong
6. (sometimes plural)
sound practical judgment or intelligence
he is a man without any sense
7.
reason or purpose
what is the sense of going out in the rain?
8.
substance or gist; meaning
what is the sense of this proverb?
9.
specific meaning; definition
in what sense are you using the word?
10.
an opinion or consensus
11. mathematics
one of two opposite directions measured on a directed line; the sign as contrasted with the magnitude of a vector
12. logic, linguistics
a.
the import of an expression as contrasted with its referent. Thus the morning star and the evening star have the same reference, Venus, but different senses
b.
the property of an expression by virtue of which its referent is determined
c.
that which one grasps in understanding an expression
13. bring someone to their senses
14. come to one's senses
15. make sense
16. take leave of one's senses
verb (transitive)
17.
to perceive through one or more of the senses
18.
to apprehend or detect without or in advance of the evidence of the senses
19.
to understand
20. computing
a.
to test or locate the position of (a part of computer hardware)
b.
to read (data)
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Sensing
see synonyms of sensing noun
1.
the ability of the nerves and the brain to receive and react to stimuli, as light, sound, impact, constriction, etc.; specif., any of five faculties of receiving impressions through specific bodily organs and the nerves associated with them (sight, touch,
taste, smell, and hearing)
2.
the senses considered as a total function of the bodily organism, as distinguished from intellect, movement, etc.
3.
a.
feeling, impression, or perception through the senses
a sense of warmth, pain, etc.
b.
a generalized feeling, awareness, or realization
a sense of longing
4.
an ability to judge, discriminate, or estimate external conditions, sounds, etc.
a sense of direction, pitch, etc.
5.
an ability to feel, appreciate, or understand some quality
a sense of humor, honor, etc.
6.
a.
the ability to think or reason soundly; normal intelligence and judgment, often as reflected in behavior
b.
soundness of judgment or reasoning
some sense in what he says
c.
something wise, sound, or reasonable
to talk sense
d. [pl.]
normal ability to reason soundly
to come to one's senses
7.
a.
meaning; esp., any of several meanings conveyed by or attributed to the same word or phrase
b.
essential signification; gist
to grasp the sense of a remark
8.
the general opinion, sentiment, or attitude of a group
9. Ancient Mathematics
either of two contrary directions that may be specified, as clockwise or counterclockwise for the circumference of a circle, positive or negative for a line segment, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: sensed or ˈsensing
10.
to be or become aware of
to sense another's hostility
11.
to comprehend; understand
12.
to detect automatically, as by sensors
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Sensing
see synonyms of sensingn.
1.
a. Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
b. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation: a sense of fatigue and hunger.
2. senses The faculties of sensation as means of providing physical gratification and pleasure.
3.
a. An intuitive or acquired perception or ability to estimate: a sense of diplomatic timing.
b. A capacity to appreciate or understand: a keen sense of humor.
c. A vague feeling or presentiment: a sense of impending doom.
d. Recognition or perception either through the senses or through the intellect; consciousness: has no sense of shame.
4.
a. Natural understanding or intelligence, especially in practical matters: The boy had sense and knew just what to do when he got lost.
b. often senses The normal ability to think or reason soundly: Have you taken leave of your senses?
c. Something sound or reasonable: There's no sense in waiting three hours.
5.
a. A meaning that is conveyed, as in speech or writing; signification: The sense of the criticism is that the proposal has certain risks.
b. One of the meanings of a word or phrase: The word set has many senses.
6.
a. Judgment; consensus: sounding out the sense of the electorate on capital punishment.
b. Intellectual interpretation, as of the significance of an event or the conclusions reached by a group: I came away from the meeting with the sense that we had resolved all outstanding issues.
tr.v. sensed, sens·ing, sens·es
1. To become aware of; perceive: organisms able to sense their surroundings.
2. To grasp; understand: sensed that the financial situation would improve.
3. To detect automatically: sense radioactivity.
adj.
Genetics Of or relating to the portion of the strand of double-stranded DNA that serves as a template for and is transcribed into RNA.
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