olfaction
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Head_olfactory_nerve.jpg.webp)
Head anatomy with olfactory nerve.
Etymology
From Latin olfactus.
Noun
olfaction (plural olfactions)
- The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 105:
- ‘I think the single most extraordinary aspect of olfaction is that we all smell the world differently,’ Beauchamp told me.
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Related terms
- olfactory
Translations
the sense of smell
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Further reading
olfaction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Latin olfactus + -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl.fak.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
olfaction f (plural olfactions)
- olfaction
- Synonym: odorat
Further reading
- “olfaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.