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Webster 1913 Edition

Olfaction

Ol-fac′tion

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Noun.

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(Physiol.)

The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

Definition 2024

olfaction

olfaction

English

Noun

olfaction ‎(plural olfactions)

the sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules

Related terms

olfactory

Translations

the sense of smell

Basque: usaimen (eu)
Catalan: olfacte (ca) m
Dutch: reukzin (nl)
French: olfaction (fr) f
German: Geruchssinn (de) m
Greek: όσφρησις (el) ‎(ósfrisis)

Italian: olfatto (it) m
Polish: węch (pl) m
Portuguese: olfato (pt) m
Spanish: olfato (es) m
Walloon: oda (wa)