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sensing

sensing

13 4.4
Noticing things with your senses, like seeing or hearing
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛn.sɪŋ/
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  • Humans use their sensing skills to interpret sounds and smells in their environment.
  • remote sensing
  • sensing device
  • sensing technology

It's a higher form of sensing, a higher form of being.

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Examples

  • Utility researchers and sensor manufacturers are designing more accurate and reliable sensing devices to improve power plant control.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The new technology enhances the sensing capabilities of robots, allowing them to navigate complex spaces.

  • It's a higher form of sensing, a higher form of being.

  • Part of purpose is sensing a mission larger than yourself.

  • T cells are very important for sensing infection inside cells.

  • Now the major player in the sensing and storage of iron is liver.

  • OK, so let's look at some of these new quantum sensing technologies.

  • A second dimension is intuition/sensing, and that is how students take in information.

    Academic text (1991)
  • We are now driven by dietary sensing mechanisms.

  • Caesar, sensing a trap, sent his translators.

Synonyms

detection
vssensing
91 2.9

Finding or noticing something that is hidden and hard to see

is broader and covers general sense input, not only targeted discovery
perception
vssensing
14 4.6

Noticing things using your senses such as sight or hearing

focuses on raw sense input rather than interpretation

Compounds

sensing element
  • Specialized
5.1

A device that detects heat, light, pressure, or movement and produces a signal

How Clear

detection
91 2.9
sensing
13 4.4
perception
14 4.6
guessing
1 1.6

Surface Forms

sensing singular
sensings plural

Morphology

sensing = sense (transparent) = sense + ing

A standard nominalization/gerund formed from the verb 'sense' with '-ing' indicating the process or act of perceiving.

Etymology

Sensing comes from the Latin verb sentire, which means 'to feel' or 'to notice' and is the same root as sense and sensation. So sensing is the act of feeling or detecting something with your senses.