Definitions for olfactory perception

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception(noun)

    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

    "she loved the smell of roses"

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Olfactory Perception

    The process by which the nature and meaning of olfactory stimuli, such as odors, are recognized and interpreted by the brain.


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