olfaction
olfaction · olfactions
нюх
обоняние, нюх
Geruchssinn, Geruch
The sense of smell; the detection of airborne moleculesThe sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.
US/oʊlˈfækʃən/
Meaning
1 sensesThe sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.
Geruchssinn, Geruch
обоня́ниеobonjánije, нюхnjux
нюхnjux
More definitions
- the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French olfaction /olefaction, from Latin olfactus, perfect passive paBorrowed from Middle French olfaction /olefaction, from Latin olfactus, perfect passive participle of olfaciō (“to smell (transitive)”) + -tion.
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Forms
plural: olfactions| Singular | olfaction |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents:smellsense of smellolfactory modality
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedvomerolfaction