Sensing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

becoming aware of something via the senses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛnsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛnsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛnsɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛnsɪŋ/.

Examples

early detection can often lead to a cure
He felt the wind
She felt an object brushing her arm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perception sense detection feel smell out smell

Parts of Speech

noun	the perception that something has occurred or some state exists “early detection can often lead to a cure”
noun	becoming aware of something via the senses
verb	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles “He felt the wind”
verb	detect some circumstance or entity automatically “This robot can sense the presence of people in the room”
verb	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively “I sense his hostility”
verb	comprehend “I sensed the real meaning of his letter”

Word Forms

sense	verb	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
perceptual	adjective	of or relating to the act of perceiving
perceive	verb	to become aware of through the senses
feel	noun	a property perceived by touch
feeling	noun	a physical sensation that you experience
sensible	adjective	readily perceived by the senses
sensitive	adjective	able to feel or perceive
sense	noun	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
sensation	noun	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
sensor	noun	any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
sensing	noun	becoming aware of something via the senses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wahrnehmung

die Wahrnehmung, dass etwas geschehen ist oder ein Zustand existiert

🇫🇷French

détecter

la perception que quelque chose s'est produit ou qu'un état existe

🇪🇸Spanish

sintiendo

la percepción de que algo ha ocurrido o existe algún estado

🇮🇹Italian

rilevamento

la percezione che qualcosa sia accaduto o che esista qualche stato

🇳🇱Dutch

voelen

de perceptie dat er iets is gebeurd of dat er een bepaalde toestand bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

sentindo

a percepção de que algo ocorreu ou algum estado existe

🇷🇺Russian

ощущение

ощущение, что что-то произошло или существует какое-то состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संवेदन

यह धारणा कि कुछ घटित हुआ है या कोई स्थिति मौजूद है

🇧🇩Bengali

সেন্সিং

উপলব্ধি যে কিছু ঘটেছে বা কিছু রাষ্ট্র বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்தல்

ஏதோ நிகழ்ந்தது அல்லது ஏதோ ஒரு நிலை உள்ளது என்ற கருத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

సెన్సింగ్

ఏదో సంభవించింది లేదా ఏదో ఒక రాష్ట్రం ఉనికిలో ఉందనే భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

संवेदना

काहीतरी घडले आहे किंवा काही स्थिती अस्तित्त्वात आहे अशी समज

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંવેદના

કંઈક થયું છે અથવા કોઈ સ્થિતિ અસ્તિત્વમાં છે તે ખ્યાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂವೇದನೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സെൻസിംഗ്

എന്തെങ്കിലും സംഭവിച്ചു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചില അവസ്ഥ നിലവിലുണ്ട് എന്ന ധാരണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾ

ਇਹ ਧਾਰਨਾ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਵਾਪਰਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

احساس

یہ خیال کہ کچھ ہوا ہے یا کچھ حالت موجود ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

传感

对某事发生或某种状态存在的感知

🇯🇵Japanese

センシング

何かが起こった、または何らかの状態が存在するという認識

🇰🇷Korean

감지

어떤 일이 발생했거나 어떤 상태가 존재한다는 인식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cảm nhận

nhận thức rằng một cái gì đó đã xảy ra hoặc một số trạng thái tồn tại

🇹🇭Thai

การตรวจจับ

การรับรู้ว่ามีบางสิ่งเกิดขึ้นหรือมีสถานะบางอย่างอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

penginderaan

persepsi bahwa sesuatu telah terjadi atau suatu keadaan ada

🇵🇭Filipino

pandama

ang pang-unawa na may nangyari o mayroong estado

🇲🇾Malay

penderiaan

persepsi bahawa sesuatu telah berlaku atau sesuatu keadaan wujud

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستشعار

التصور بأن شيئًا ما قد حدث أو أن هناك حالة ما موجودة

🇮🇷Persian

حس کردن

تصور اینکه چیزی رخ داده یا حالتی وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

algılama

bir şeyin meydana geldiği veya bir durumun var olduğu algısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חישה

התפיסה שמשהו התרחש או קיים מצב כלשהו

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