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Geruchswahrnehmung: perception of smell — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryGeruchswahrnehmung

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Geruchswahrnehmung

perception of smell

The sensory process or ability through which a person notices and distinguishes smells.

IPA/ɡəˈʁʊxsvaːɐ̯ˌneːmʊŋ/

Main stress is on ruchs; wahr also carries secondary prominence.

Meaning 1neutral · 84%

The sensory process or ability through which a person notices and distinguishes smells.

Nach der Erkältung war ihre Geruchswahrnehmung mehrere Wochen lang eingeschränkt.

Im Dunkeln warnte ihn seine Geruchswahrnehmung vor dem austretenden Gas.

Bei der Weinprobe beeinflusste schon das erste Aroma ihre Geruchswahrnehmung.

Wahrnehmung is the subjective sensing of odors; Geruchssinn emphasizes the underlying faculty.

— impaired smell perception

eingeschränkte Geruchswahrnehmung

Separate the smelling process from a smell that is present in the air.

Choose one answer.

Which expression describes the perception of odors?

Often uncountable as the ability to smell; plural for separate odor perceptions.