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thermoception

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌθɜː(ɹ)məʊˈsɛpʃən/
  • /ˌθɜː(ɹ)məˈsɛpʃən/
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noun

Meaning 1

The sense of heat and cold: the ability of humans, and many other organisms, to perceive temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱感應 /热感应 — sense of heat and cold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溫度覺 /温度觉 — sense of heat and cold
  • Finnish: lämpötila-aisti — sense of heat and cold
  • German: Temperatursinn — sense of heat and cold
  • German: Thermorezeption — sense of heat and cold
  • German: Thermozeption — sense of heat and cold
  • Italian: termocezione — sense of heat and cold
  • Polish: termorecepcja — sense of heat and cold
  • Polish: zmysł temperatury — sense of heat and cold
  • Russian: термоцепция (termocepcija) — sense of heat and cold
  • Russian: чу́вство температуры (čúvstvo temperatury) — sense of heat and cold