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• Sensation — Sen*sa tion, n. [Cf. F. sensation. See {Sensate}.] 1. (Physiol.) An impression, or the consciousness of an impression, made upon the central nervous organ, through the medium of a sensory or afferent nerve or one of the organs of sense; a feeling …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sensation — 1 Sensation, percept, sense datum, sensum, image can denote the experience or process which is the result of the activity of a sense organ and its associated neural structures. Sensation (see also SENSATION 2), the most general of these terms, is …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Sensation (exhibition) — Sensation was an exhibition of Young British Artists which first took place 18 September ndash; 28 December 1997 at the Royal Academy of Art in London and later toured to Berlin and New York, but was rejected by Australia. The show generated… …   Wikipedia

• Sensation (ship) — Sensation is a Fantasy class cruise ship, which began operation with Carnival Cruise Lines in 1993. Sensation was also featured in The Adventures of Mary Kate Ashley: The Case of the Mystery Cruise (1995).Public rooms* Fantasia Lounge * The Oak… …   Wikipedia

• sensation — [sen sā′shən] n. [LL sensatio < sensatus: see SENSATE] 1. the power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism [the sensations of hearing, seeing, touching, etc.] 2. an immediate… …   English World dictionary

• Sensation Science Centre — Sensation is a science centre located in Dundee, Scotland.The interactive exhibits focus mainly on the life sciences, and in particular on the senses.As one of the Millennium Commission projects, it opened in July 2000 at the cost of around £5… …   Wikipedia

• sensation — 1610s, a reaction to external stimulation of the sense organs, from M.L. sensationem (nom. sensatio), from L.L. sensatus endowed with sense, sensible, from L. sensus feeling (see SENSE (Cf. sense)). Meaning state of shock, surprise, in a… …   Etymology dictionary

• Sensation Lawn Mowers — Infobox Defunct company company name = Sensation Lawn Mowers company slogan = company type = Manufacturing fate = Merged Predecessor = successor = Gilson Brothers foundation = 1944 defunct = 1951 location = Ralston, Nebraska industry = Lawn and… …   Wikipedia

• sensation — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin sensation , sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus Date: 1615 1. a. a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Sensation Comics — Infobox comic book title caption=The first issue of Sensation Comics marked the first cover appearance of Wonder Woman. schedule=Monthly through #93, bi monthly through #109 format=Ongoing publisher=DC Comics date=January 1942 May June 1952… …   Wikipedia

• external sense — a sense, such as one of the special senses, that is stimulated by a sensation from outside the body …   Medical dictionary