Definitions for olfactory
ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl-ol·fac·to·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. olfactory, olfactiveadjective

   of or relating to olfaction

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. olfactoryadjective

   Concerning the sense of smell.

2. Etymology: olfactorius, from olfactus, present participle of olfacio, from oleo + facio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Olfactoryadjective

   Having the sense of smelling.

   Etymology: olfactoire, Fr. from olfacio, Lat.

   Effluvias, or invisible particles that come from bodies at a distance, immediately affect the olfactory nerves. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Olfactory

   The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste. In humans, it occurs when an odor binds to a receptor within the nasal cavity, transmitting a signal through the olfactory system. Glomeruli aggregate signals from these receptors and transmit them to the olfactory bulb, where the sensory input will start to interact with parts of the brain responsible for smell identification, memory, and emotion.There are many different causes for alteration, lack, or disturbance to a normal sense of smell, and can include damage to the nose or smell receptors, or central problems affecting the brain. Some causes include upper respiratory infections, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative disease.

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1. olfactory

   Olfactory relates to the sense of smell. It refers to the bodily systems, functions, and characteristics associated with perceiving odors or scents. It can also refer to things that are used or connected with such a sense or stimulation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Olfactory

   ol-fak′tor-i, adj. pertaining to, or used in, smelling. [L. olfactāre, to smell—olēre, to smell, facĕre, to make.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Olfactory

   pertaining to the sense of smell: those lobes of the deutocerebrum from which the nerves supplying the antennae arise.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of olfactory in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of olfactory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of olfactory in a Sentence

1. George Wittemyer:

   Their world is primarily olfactory, the sensitivity is recognized as being unparalleled.

2. Masao Miyazaki:

   When iridoid cocktails were applied on the bottom of dishes that were then covered by a punctured plastic cover, cats still exhibited licking and chewing even though they couldn't contact the chemicals directly, this means that licking and chewing is an instinctive behavior elicited by olfactory stimulation of iridoids.

3. Andrew Nosal:

   What that suggests is that olfaction participates in shark navigation, at least leopard shark navigation. There seems to be other cues that they are using to supplement olfactory cues. there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. This is only the first step.

4. Kazushige Touhara:

   Although there are many circumstances in which humans utilize olfactory cues for communication, there is no authentic pheromone that has been chemically identified, i believe there is no classic sex pheromone in humans that elicits attractive behavior to the opposite sex. But there are probably crucial odors that affect each other's emotions - for example, a baby's head smell that parents sniff and feel happy, and a woman's axillary (underarm) odors that affect the emotions of males.

5. Andrew Lane:

   I mean, there's a whole industry of different things that people give to people with olfactory loss, and mostly it's snake oil kind of stuff, and there’s very kind of skimpy data about it, but there is no medication that we have that restores a sense of smell.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=olfactory
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Olfactory
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=olfactory
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=olfactory
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=olfactory