Meanings
adjectivesubsensory (not comparable)
- not comparableBelow the threshold of sensory perception.
Vibration, applied as a subsensory stimulus (i.e. below the sensory threshold) to the foot improves posture and balance in older adults, patients with diabetes, and individuals with stroke.
2015 December 4, “Effect of Tendon Vibration on Hemiparetic Arm Stability in Unstable Workspaces”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with subsensory
sensorydispensarysomatosensorymultisensoryextrasensorychemosensorysuspensoryaudiosensoryauditosensorybiosensorybisensoryelectrosensorygenitosensoryhemisensoryhygrosensoryincensoryintersensorylaterosensorymagnetosensorymechanosensorymonosensoryneurosensorynonsensoryorosensory
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APA
subsensory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsensory
MLA
“subsensory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsensory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsensory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsensory.
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