multisensory

adjective mul·ti·sen·so·ry \ ˌməl-tē-ˈsen(t)-sə-rē , -ˈsen(t)s-rē \

Definition of multisensory

:relating to or involving several physiological senses

multisensory experiences

Recent Examples of multisensory from the Web

The point is this: Borough Market is almost a parody of the many-cultured, multisensory nerve center, open to global influence and welcoming to all comers, that London aspires to be.

— anthony lane, The New Yorker, "Eight Minutes of Terror at London Bridge," 4 June 2017
The attraction is like a reconfigured version of Soarin’, but with more multisensory effects and no dangling feet.

— dewayne bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Your guide to Pandora, Disney's new 'Avatar'-inspired land," 23 May 2017
Neither the Detroit Institute nor the Ringling is planning to use a multisensory approach for any shows on their current schedules, which are planned years in advance.

— judith h. dobrzynski, New York Times, "Drinking In the Art: Museums Offer a Growing Banquet for the Senses," 14 Mar. 2017
Users create a visual map in the mind, like a familiar house or walking route, and then connect memorable, multisensory images to each location to retrieve them later.

— brian handwerk, Smithsonian, "Neuroscientists Unlock the Secrets of Memory Champions," 13 Mar. 2017
For the next hour, MuSE runs through a series of practical, yet amazing, multisensory exercises.

— richard rapaport, WIRED, "The Playground of Big Science," 1 Oct. 1995

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