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proprioception en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpɹoʊ.pɹi.oʊˈsɛp.ʃən/ (US)
  • /ˌpɹəʊ.pɹi.əʊˈsɛp.ʃən/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From proprioceptor, from Latin proprius (“one's own”) + reception. Coined by British neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington in 1906.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.
    • […] it is achieved through a neuromuscular feedback system known as proprioception or kinaesthetic awareness, as well as through an auditory control system in which the ear monitors the sound and makes […] 2003, James Stark, Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 30:
    • Sometimes referred to as our sixth sense, proprioception is what helps high-level athletes take a penalty without looking at the ball, or orient themselves in the air while doing a twisting somersault. 2024 July 18, Joel Snape, “The power of proprioception: how to improve your ‘sixth sense’ – and become healthier and happier”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

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Coordinates

interoception · exteroception

Deriveds

graviproprioception · exproprioception

Relateds

proprioceptor · proprioceptive · proprioceptional · proprioceptory

Synonyms

sixth sense · kinesthesia

Translations (33)

ko 심부감각 (sense of the position of parts of the body) · cmn 本體感覺 /本体感觉 (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu propriocepció (sense of the position of parts of the body) · fi proprioseptio (sense of the position of parts of the body) · no propriosepsjon (sense of the position of parts of the body) · pl propriocepcja (sense of the position of parts of the body) · et propriotseptsioon (sense of the position of parts of the body) · es propriocepción (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu izom helyzetérzékelés (sense of the position of parts of the body) · ru проприоце́пция (sense of the position of parts of the body) · nl proprioceptie (sense of the position of parts of the body) · it propriocezione (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu ízületi helyzetérzékelés (sense of the position of parts of the body) · es propiocepción (sense of the position of parts of the body) · el ιδιοδεκτικότητα (sense of the position of parts of the body) · fi proprioseptiikka (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu ízületi és izom mozgás- és helyzetérzékelés (sense of the position of parts of the body) · ru кинестезия (sense of the position of parts of the body) · ca propiocepció (sense of the position of parts of the body) · uk пропріоце́пція (sense of the position of parts of the body) · da proprioception (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu ízületi és izom mozgásérzékelés (sense of the position of parts of the body) · de Propriozeption (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu ízületi mozgásérzékelés (sense of the position of parts of the body) · sv proprioception (sense of the position of parts of the body) · pt propriocepção (sense of the position of parts of the body) · hu izom mozgásérzékelés (sense of the position of parts of the body) · cmn 本體感受 /本体感受 (sense of the position of parts of the body) · fr proprioception (sense of the position of parts of the body) · fi asentoaisti (sense of the position of parts of the body) · de Tiefensensibilität (sense of the position of parts of the body) · eo proprioceptado (sense of the position of parts of the body) · eo propriocepto (sense of the position of parts of the body)