Sensory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sensory
    adj 1: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and
           passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory
           neurons" [syn: {centripetal}, {receptive}, {sensory(a)}]
    2: involving or derived from the senses; "sensory experience";
       "sensory channels" [syn: {sensory}, {sensorial}] [ant:
       {extrasensory}, {paranormal}]
    3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex";
       "sensory organs" [syn: {sensational}, {sensory}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, n.; pl. {Sensories}. (Physiol.)
   Same as {Sensorium}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, a. (Physiol.)
   Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory
   impulses; -- especially applied to those nerves and nerve
   fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in
   sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of
   afferent, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions
   of any kind to a nerve center.
   [1913 Webster]

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