"olfactory" meaning in English

See olfactory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɒlˈfak.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ [General-American], /oʊlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-olfactory.ogg , en-au-olfactory.ogg
Rhymes: -æktəɹi Etymology: From Latin olfactus (“an act of smelling; the sense of smell”) + -ory, from olfaciō (“to sniff, smell, scent”) + -tus (action noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ed-|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{af|en|olfactus|-ory|lang1=la|t1=an act of smelling; the sense of smell}} Latin olfactus (“an act of smelling; the sense of smell”) + -ory, {{af|la|olfaciō|-tus|nocat=1|pos2=action noun suffix|t1=to sniff, smell, scent}} olfaciō (“to sniff, smell, scent”) + -tus (action noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} olfactory (not comparable)
  1. (relational) Concerning the sense of smell. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Smell Derived forms: nonolfactory, olfactoric, olfactorily, olfactory bulb, olfactory capsule, olfactory lobe, olfactory nerve, olfactory organ, olfactory reference syndrome, subolfactory Related terms: olfacto-, olfact-, olfactometer, olfactible, olfaction Translations (concerning the sense of smell): обонятелен (obonjatelen) (Bulgarian), olfactiu (Catalan), olfactori (Catalan), 嗅的 (xiùde) (Chinese Mandarin), čichový [masculine] (Czech), olfactorisch (Dutch), haju- (Finnish), olfaktorinen (Finnish), olfactif [masculine] (French), geruchlich (German), olfaktorisch (German), οσφρητικός (osfritikós) [masculine] (Greek), szaglószervi (Hungarian), szagló- (Hungarian), olfaktori (Indonesian), olfaktoris (Indonesian), olfattorio (Italian), olfattivo (Italian), penghiduan (Malay), olfaksi (Malay), olfaktori (Malay), węchowy [masculine] (Polish), olfactório (Portuguese), olfatório (Portuguese), olfativo (Portuguese), обоня́тельный (obonjátelʹnyj) (Russian), olfativo (Spanish), olfatorio (Spanish), luktsinnes- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-olfactory-en-adj-iy-esNwD Disambiguation of Smell: 43 4 53

Noun

IPA: /ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɒlˈfak.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ [General-American], /oʊlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-olfactory.ogg , en-au-olfactory.ogg Forms: olfactories [plural]
Rhymes: -æktəɹi Etymology: From Latin olfactus (“an act of smelling; the sense of smell”) + -ory, from olfaciō (“to sniff, smell, scent”) + -tus (action noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ed-|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{af|en|olfactus|-ory|lang1=la|t1=an act of smelling; the sense of smell}} Latin olfactus (“an act of smelling; the sense of smell”) + -ory, {{af|la|olfaciō|-tus|nocat=1|pos2=action noun suffix|t1=to sniff, smell, scent}} olfaciō (“to sniff, smell, scent”) + -tus (action noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} olfactory (plural olfactories)
  1. (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of olfactory organ. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: olfactory organ Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
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  2. (chiefly in the plural) The sense of smell. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-olfactory-en-noun-qpVPAy9B Disambiguation of Smell: 43 4 53

Inflected forms

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