👃olfaction (olfaction)

noun
/ɑːlˈfækʃən/
olfaction (olfaction)

Signification

The sense of smell; the process of detecting and perceiving odors.
Traduction de la signification
Le sens de l'odorat; le processus de détection et de perception des odeurs.
Le sens de l'odorat; le processus de détection et de perception des odeurs.

Phrases d'exemple

Dogs have a highly developed sense of olfaction.

Les chiens ont un sens de l'olfaction très développé.
Les chiens ont un sens de l'olfaction très développé.

Synonymes

smell, scent, aroma detection, sense of smell

Antonymes

anosmia, loss of smell

Collocations

human olfaction, animal olfaction, olfaction system, sense of olfaction

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