Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somatosensory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: so-matosen-so-ry
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der. English somato- English sensory English somatosensory From somato- + sensory.

Derived Forms

chemosomatosensory somatosensorily

Phrases

somatosensory amplification somatosensory cortex

Frequently Paired Words

somatosense somatosensitive somatosensor

Rhymes With

sensory dispensary extrasensory multisensory suspensory chemosensory neurosensory supersensory mechanosensory viscerosensory incensory electrosensory

Questions

What does somatosensory mean?: Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs
Where does somatosensory come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă)der. English somato- English sensory English somatosensory From somato- + sensory.

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