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gustatory sensation

gustatory sensation

7.6
The sense of taste when chemicals from food touch your tongue
  • noun
  • /ˈɡʌstəˌtɔri sɛnˈseɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sensación gustativa
  • The gustatory sensation of chocolate is delightful.

Examples

  • Wine tasting relies not just on smell but also on subtle gustatory sensations.

  • After tasting the dish, I experienced a strong gustatory sensation.

  • Loss of gustatory sensation can occur in certain medical conditions.

  • The spicy dish produced a strong gustatory sensation that lingered for several minutes.

  • The chef's dish offered a unique gustatory sensation that delighted the diners.

  • She closed her eyes, savoring the gustatory sensation of the rich chocolate melting on her tongue.

  • Tasting the exotic spices for the first time gave him a new gustatory sensation he had never experienced before.

Synonyms

taste
vsgustatory sensation
420 1.0

A sense in the mouth that notices flavors like sweet and bitter

is the precise description stressing receptor activation by dissolved chemical stimuli
sense of taste
vsgustatory sensation
3 2.7

Ability to notice sweet, sour, bitter and salty flavors in your mouth

is the immediate sensory response produced when soluble chemicals hit receptors
taste sensation
vsgustatory sensation
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A feeling in the mouth when the tongue notices flavor

is the technical note that this feeling comes from soluble chemicals activating receptors
gustation
vsgustatory sensation
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A sense that lets you taste and tell different flavors like sweet or bitter

is the specific sensory experience caused by chemical activation of receptors
gustatory perception
vsgustatory sensation
  • Specialized
7.9

The sense of taste when taste buds detect chemicals in the mouth

is the same sensation defined by activation of mouth receptors by soluble chemicals
taste perception
vsgustatory sensation
  • Specialized
3.9

Ability to notice and understand flavors in the mouth from food and drink

is the immediate sensory event rather than the whole detection and interpretation process
gustatory modality
vsgustatory sensation
  • Specialized
9.2

The ability to notice and name tastes like sweet, sour, bitter, and salty

is focused on the actual sensed event from receptor activation

Surface Forms

gustatory sensation singular
gustatory sensations plural

Morphology

gustatory + sensation

The meaning 'the sensation of taste' is directly compositional from 'gustatory' (related to tasting) + 'sensation' (a feeling). The adjective+noun structure is transparent and mirrors common cross-linguistic patterns, so learners who know both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Gustatory sensation combines gustatory, meaning 'about taste', and sensation, meaning 'a feeling'; imagine your taste buds sending a signal to your brain when you eat. So, it means 'the experience of taste'.