- smell, smelling, olfaction
- الشَّمُّ \ smell, smelling, olfaction.
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smell, smelling, olfaction
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olfaction — [äl fak′shən] n. [< L olfacere: see OLFACTORY] 1. the sense of smell 2. the act of smelling … English World dictionary
Olfaction — Human olfactory system. 1: Olfactory bulb 2: Mitral cells 3: Bone 4: Nasal epithelium 5: Glomerulus (olfaction) 6: Olfactory receptor cells Olfaction (also known as olfactics; adjectival form: olfactory ) is the sense of smell. This sense is… … Wikipedia
smell — smellable, adj. smell less, adj. /smel/, v., smelled or smelt, smelling, n. v.t. 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning. 2. to test by the sense of… … Universalium
smell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scent; stink; sniff, snuff, inhale; detect, nose out. See odor, malodorousness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pleasant smell] Syn. fragrance, odor, scent, perfume, exhalation, redolence, essence, aroma,… … English dictionary for students
Olfaction — The sense of smell. Olfactory apparatus: The whole system needed to have a sense of smell. * * * 1. The sense of smell. SYN: smell (2). 2. The act of smelling. SYN: osmesis, osphresis. [L. ol facio, pp. factus, to smell] * * * ol·fac·tion äl fak… … Medical dictionary
smell — Synonyms and related words: apprehend, aroma, be aromatic, be aware of, be conscious of, be redolent of, be sensible of, be warm, bouquet, breath, breathe, breathe in, burn, cast, chromesthesia, color hearing, dash, definite odor, detect,… … Moby Thesaurus
smell — v 1. scent, nose, get a whiff of, sniff, snuff; inhale, breathe in. 2. perceive, detect, discern; intuit, sense, feel, suspect. 3. reek, stink, smell to high heaven, smell like a goat, assault the nostrils, Inf. knock out. n 4. olfaction,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
olfaction — n. sense of smell; act or process of smelling. ♦ olfactible, a. capable of being smelt. ♦ olfactology, n. study of smells. ♦ olfactometer, n. instrument measuring keenness of sense of smell, and olfactibility of odours. ♦ olfactory … Dictionary of difficult words
olfaction — n. the act or capacity of smelling; the sense of smell. Derivatives: olfactive adj. Etymology: L olfactus a smell f. olere to smell + facere fact make … Useful english dictionary
olfaction — /ol fak sheuhn, ohl /, n. 1. the act of smelling. 2. the sense of smell. [1840 50; < L olfact(us) ptp. of olfacere to smell (see OLFACTORY) + ION] * * * … Universalium
olfaction — [ɒl fakʃ(ə)n] noun technical the action or capacity of smelling; the sense of smell. Derivatives olfactive adjective Origin C19: from L. olfactus a smell + ion … English new terms dictionary
