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sensorial

adjective sen·so·ri·al \sen-ˈsȯr-ē-əl\

Definition of SENSORIAL

— sen·so·ri·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb

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Examples of SENSORIAL

<the art installation combines light and sound effects to create a unique sensorial experience>

First Known Use of SENSORIAL

1768

Related to SENSORIAL

Synonyms: sensational, sensitive, sensory, sensuous

Rhymes with SENSORIAL

arboreal, armorial, auctorial, authorial, cantorial, censorial, corporeal, cursorial, factorial, fossorial, marmoreal, memorial, pictorial, praetorial, proctorial, raptorial, rectorial, sartorial, seignorial, sponsorial, tonsorial, tutorial, uxorial, vectorial

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adjective sen·so·ri·al \sen-ˈsōr-ē-əl, -ˈsȯr-\ (Medical Dictionary)

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