sensory threshold

collocation in English

meaningsofsensoryandthreshold

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sensory
adjective[before noun]
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/ˈsen.sər.i/us
/ˈsen.sər.i/
connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing, ...
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threshold
noun
uk
/ˈθreʃ.həʊld/us
/ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/
the floor of an entrance to a building ...
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(Definition ofsensoryandthresholdfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesensorythresholdcan differ between individuals, and some find the compounds more unattractive than others.
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Thesensorythresholdfor the compound can vary depending on the levels of certain wine components, such as sulfur dioxide.
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This is equal to the transition range of the psychometric function and thesensorythresholdcorresponds to visual acuity.
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This is also calledsensorythresholdor threshold of responsiveness.
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A stimulus that is less intense than thesensorythresholdwill not elicit any sensation.
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In theory, the regulated person has a highsensorythresholdwhich is therefore satisfied less often than a flexible person.
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When it reaches concentrations greater than thesensorythreshold, it can give the wine aromas described as "barnyard", "medicinal", "band-aids", and "mousy".
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It often occurs in bistable systems or in systems with asensorythresholdand when the input signal to the system is sub-threshold.
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The aroma can be very potent, detectable at asensorythresholdas low as 1.6 parts per billion (g/l).
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Liminal, as an adjective, means situated at asensorythreshold, hence barely perceptible.
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Aron was partly drawn to this conclusion by the early work on normal infant temperament variations, including lowsensorythreshold, and a shy-bold continuum described in animal species.
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Barostats are frequently used in neurogastroenterology research, where they are used for measuring gut wall tension or sensory thresholds in the gut.
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