olfaction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /oʊlˈfækʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French olfaction /olefaction, from Latin olfactus, perfect passive participle of olfaciō (“to smell (transitive)”) + -tion.
Meanings
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The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.
‘I think the single most extraordinary aspect of olfaction is that we all smell the world differently,’ Beauchamp told me.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 105:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| olfactions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
olfactories · olfaction · flair · smell
Translations (61)
ca olfacció (the sense of smell) · it odorato (the sense of smell) · sh njȗh (the sense of smell) · sl voh (the sense of smell) · fr olfaction (the sense of smell) · wa oda (the sense of smell) · cmn 嗅覺 /嗅觉 (the sense of smell) · gl olfate (the sense of smell) · eu usaimen (the sense of smell) · la olfactus (the sense of smell) · de Geruchssinn (the sense of smell) · fi hajuaisti (the sense of smell) · sk čuch (the sense of smell) · uk нюх (the sense of smell) · nan-hbl 嗅覺 /嗅觉 (the sense of smell) · ja 嗅覚 (the sense of smell) · eo flarsenso (the sense of smell) · fi haju (the sense of smell) · gl álido (the sense of smell) · ru нюх (the sense of smell) · vi khứu giác (the sense of smell) · mk мирис (the sense of smell) · fi haistaminen (the sense of smell) · fa بویایی (the sense of smell) · be нюх (the sense of smell) · hu szaglás (the sense of smell) · bg нюх (the sense of smell) · sv lukt (the sense of smell) · nb luktesans (the sense of smell) · ro miros (the sense of smell) · it olfatto (the sense of smell) · nl reukzin (the sense of smell) · fr odorat (the sense of smell) · tr koku alma duyusu (the sense of smell) · tr koku duyusu (the sense of smell) · ar شَمّ (the sense of smell) · de Geruch (the sense of smell) · yue 嗅覺 /嗅觉 (the sense of smell) · gl cheiro (the sense of smell) · es olfato (the sense of smell) · bg обоня́ние (the sense of smell) · gl ulido (the sense of smell) · pt olfato (the sense of smell) · pl węch (the sense of smell) · lt uoslė (the sense of smell) · ca olfacte (the sense of smell) · tg шомма (the sense of smell) · hy հոտառություն (the sense of smell) · el όσφρησις (the sense of smell) · gl olfacto (the sense of smell) · cs čich (the sense of smell) · ko 후각 (the sense of smell) · tr olfaksiyon (the sense of smell) · pt faro (the sense of smell) · sh њу̑х (the sense of smell) · ru обоня́ние (the sense of smell) · sv luktsinne (the sense of smell) · lv oža (the sense of smell) · gl ventas (the sense of smell) · hi गंधानुभूति (the sense of smell) · mk сетило за мирис (the sense of smell)