proprioception
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- noun
- /ˌproʊpriəˈsɛpʃən/
- Specialized
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeWe 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.
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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?
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Like other kinds of awareness, proprioception can be developed.
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Emphasize developing improved proprioception: the awareness one has to control his or her body without support.
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To movement artists, proprioception is a well-known concept.
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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.
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Training exercises that focus on proprioception can significantly improve athletes' coordination and stability.
Synonyms
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The feeling of where and how your arms or legs move
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A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position
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The sense that tells you where your body parts are, how they move, and how tight they are
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To feel and know where your body, arms, and legs are and how they move
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Ability to feel where your body parts are and how they move without looking
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To feel where your body parts are and how they move
Awareness of how your body parts move and where they are
How Accurate
- Specialized
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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.