olfactory_modality (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *olfactory modality*:
NOUN	cognition	olfactory modality, smell, sense of smell, olfaction	the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

English > *olfactory modality*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents.
Synonyms	smell, sense of smell, olfaction
Narrower	nose	The sense of smell (especially in animals)
Broader	exteroception	sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Broader	modality, sense modality, sensory system	A particular sense
Spanish	nariz, olfacción, olfato, sentido del olfato
Catalan	olfacció, olfacte

HyperDic: olfactory_modality