sensory system

1. 1.

   a particular sense

   Synonymsmodalitysense modality

   Broadersense

   Narrowersightsomatosensehearingtastesmell
2. 2.

   the body's system of sense organs

   Broadersystem

   Narrowerauditory systemvisual systemvestibular apparatus

   Part ofbody

   Partssense organolfactory nerve

Questions about sensory system

What does sensory system mean?

sensory system means "a particular sense". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sensory system?

Close synonyms include modality, sense modality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sensory system a common word?

sensory system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.