multisensory

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Latin multīder.

Middle English multi-

English multi-

English sensory

English multisensory

From multi- + sensory.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnsəɹi

Adjective

multisensory (comparative more multisensory, superlative most multisensory)

1. Pertaining to the integration of information from different sensory modalities.

   Coordinate term: unisensory

   One multisensory process is the integration of visual and auditory information in the perception of speech.

Derived terms

• multisensorily

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: moniaistinen
• French: multisensoriel (fr)
• Italian: multisensoriale (it)
• Māori: rongo-pūrau
• Polish: wielozmysłowy, multisensoryczny