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multisensory

multisensory

1 4.4
It uses two or more senses together, like sight and sound
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈsɛnʃəri/
translation icon : multisensorial
  • For the cooking class, the instructor emphasized a multisensory approach, allowing students to see, smell, and taste the ingredients.
  • multisensory approaches
  • multisensory instruction
  • multisensory teaching

Examples

  • The art exhibit provided a multisensory experience with visual displays, sounds, and scents that engaged all the visitors.

  • Listening proves to be a multisensory activity, embedded in daily experiences, with different meanings at different times.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As part of the pilot project, the scientists created a kit called the Multisensory Space Science Kit.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Several versions of the Orton-Gillingham multisensory approach to teaching language arts have been developed.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Through the medium of drama, children are afforded a multisensory approach to the concept of learning.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Approaching topics from a multisensory perspective can enhance student participation in musical activities.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Teacher- and student-made multisensory books are favorite motivators for many students.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Remedial reading instruction: Effective remedial reading instruction needs to be structured, sequential, multisensory, and systematic.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The Orton-Gillingham approach employs multisensory techniques to teach language structures sequentially, explicitly, systematically, and cumulatively.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The multisensory nature of the therapy sessions helped children connect emotions with their experiences using sight, sound, and touch.

Synonyms

cross-modal
vsmultisensory
  • Specialized
8.1

Different senses like sight and hearing work together to understand things

is about using multiple senses together at the same time

How Auditory

auditory
  • Specialized
28 5.2
aural
4 5.9
acoustic
65 4.7
multisensory
1 4.4

Surface Forms

multisensory positive

Morphology

multisensory = sensory (transparent) = multi + sense + ory

The word is directly built from multi- 'many' plus sensory 'relating to the senses', so the meaning is straightforward.

Etymology

Multisensory comes from the prefix multi- meaning 'many' and sensory, from the word sense, so it means 'many senses' used together. So a multisensory activity uses sight, sound, touch, or smell at the same time to help people learn or enjoy something.