proprioception
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌproʊpriəˈsɛpʃən/
- Specialized
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propriocepción
- Your ability to touch your fingertips successfully is based on your level of proprioception—your sense of the position of your fingers in space.
- physiological proprioception
We are placing more focus on proprioception than we do ordinarily.
- We are placing more focus on proprioception than we do ordinarily.
- One of the things that starts to degrade is what we call proprioception.
- And then be fit, be strong and maintain a sense of of proprioception.
- So there's, I think, you know, when you're barefoot, you're you're just giving yourself more proprioception and that's why you're more aware of some of the gate flaws and stuff like this.
Examples
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The absence of proprioception can cause the subjects to overly rely on a support device.
Academic text (2001) -
The concept of proprioception helps dancers perform intricate movements with precision and balance.
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Are you aware of every bit of proprioception going on in your body?
Blog text (26) -
Like other kinds of awareness, proprioception can be developed.
Academic text (2008) -
Emphasize developing improved proprioception: the awareness one has to control his or her body without support.
Blog text (14) -
To movement artists, proprioception is a well-known concept.
Academic text (2008) -
We are placing more focus on proprioception than we do ordinarily.
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Proprioception has been defined as the feedback from the limbs to the central nervous system.
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Being able to quantify improvements in function could provide motivation for the patient to continue to work on improving proprioception.
Academic text (2004) -
Training exercises that focus on proprioception can significantly improve athletes' coordination and stability.
Synonyms
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9.8
The sense that tells you where your body parts are, how they move, and how tight they are
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6.0
The feeling of where and how your arms or legs move
Awareness of how your body parts move and where they are
To feel where your body parts are and how they move
Ability to feel where your body parts are and how they move without looking
To feel and know where your body, arms, and legs are and how they move
A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position
How Accurate
- Specialized
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9.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
proprioception = proprio + cept + ion
The combining form 'proprio-' (one's own) and the bound root '-cept' are not productive standalone English words for most learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived by a B1 learner from its parts.
Etymology
Proprioception comes from the Latin word proprius meaning 'one's own' and the ending -ception, as in perception, meaning 'taking in'. So proprioception literally means 'taking in information about your own body', which is why it names the sense that tells you your position and movement.