multisensory

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adjective

Pertaining to the integration of information from different sensory modalities.

“One multisensory process is the integration of visual and auditory information in the perception of speech.”

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Meanings

adjectivemultisensory (comparative more multisensory, superlative most multisensory)

comparative more multisensory · superlative most multisensory

  1. Pertaining to the integration of information from different sensory modalities.

    One multisensory process is the integration of visual and auditory information in the perception of speech.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  9. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  10. Latinsentiō
  11. Latinsēnsu
  12. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  13. Frankish*sinn
  14. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  15. Old Frenchsens
  16. Middle Englishsense
  17. Englishsense
  18. Englishsensory
  19. Englishmultisensory

From multi- + sensory.

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Translations

Finnish moniaistinen
  • moniaistinenTranslations
French multisensoriel
  • multisensorielTranslations
Italian multisensoriale
  • multisensorialeTranslations
Māori rongo-pūrau
  • rongo-pūrauTranslations
Polish wielozmysłowy, multisensoryczny
  • wielozmysłowyTranslations
  • multisensorycznyTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

multisensory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisensory

MLA

“multisensory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisensory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multisensory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisensory.

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