proprioception

From proprioceptor, from Latin proprius (“one's own”) +‎ reception. Coined by British neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington in 1906.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊ.pɹi.əʊˈsɛp.ʃən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹoʊ.pɹi.oʊˈsɛp.ʃən/
• Hyphenation: pro‧prio‧cep‧tion

proprioception (countable and uncountable, plural proprioceptions)

1. The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.
   • 2003, James Stark, Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 30:

     it is achieved through a neuromuscular feedback system known as proprioception or kinaesthetic awareness, as well as through an auditory control system in which the ear monitors the sound and makes

   • 2024 July 18, Joel Snape, “The power of proprioception: how to improve your ‘sixth sense’ – and become healthier and happier”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Sometimes referred to as our sixth sense, proprioception is what helps high-level athletes take a penalty without looking at the ball, or orient themselves in the air while doing a twisting somersault.

• kinesthesia (broadly synonymous)
• sixth sense (informal)

• exteroception
• interoception

• proprioceptional
• proprioceptive
• proprioceptor
• proprioceptory

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proprioception f (plural proprioceptions)

1. proprioception

• “proprioception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.