HyperDic: gustatory_perception

English > 1 sense of the expression gustatory perception:
NOUNcognitiongustatory perception, taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perceptionthe sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
English > gustatory perception: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus.
Synonymstaste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception
Narrowerastringency, astringenceA sharp astringent taste
bitter, bitternessThe taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
finish(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back / back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
flatnessA deficiency in flavor
mellownessA taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tangThe taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
salt, saltiness, salinityThe taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
sour, sourness, tartnessThe taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
sweet, sweetness, sugarinessThe taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Broadersensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datumAn unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Spanishgusto, percepción gustativa, sabor
Catalangust, percepció gustativa, sabor

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