SENSATION


Meaning of SENSATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sen-ˈsā-shən, sən- ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin sensation-, sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus

Date: 1615

1.

a. : a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ often as distinguished from a conscious awareness of the sensory process — compare perception

b. : awareness (as of heat or pain) due to stimulation of a sense organ

c. : a state of consciousness due to internal bodily changes

a sensation of hunger

d. : an indefinite bodily feeling

a sensation of buoyancy

2. : something (as a physical stimulus, sense-datum, or afterimage) that causes or is the object of sensation

3.

a. : a state of excited interest or feeling

their elopement caused a sensation

b. : a cause of such excitement

the show was the musical sensation of the season

especially : one (as a person) in some respect exceptional or outstanding

the rookie hitting sensation of the American League

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.