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proprioceptive

proprioceptive adjective: of or pertaining to proprioception.

Adjective

proprioceptive (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to proprioception.
    • [I]t’s becoming clear, as our understanding of it improves, that improving or maintaining our proprioceptive ability is key to our quality of life as we age.2024 July 18, Joel Snape, “The power of proprioception: how to improve your ‘sixth sense’ – and become healthier and happier”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

proprioceptive meaning in Bengali

proprioceptive in Bengali

প্রোপ্রিওসেপশন সংক্রান্ত, সম্পর্কিত

Antonyms of proprioceptive

Origin of proprioceptive

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling proprio-ceptive, from proprius + clipped receptive.

Words formed from proprioceptive

Words that rhyme with proprioceptive

Questions about proprioceptive

What does proprioceptive mean?
Proprioceptive means of or pertaining to proprioception.
What is proprioceptive in Bengali?
Proprioceptive in Bengali is প্রোপ্রিওসেপশন সংক্রান্ত, সম্পর্কিত. See Proprioceptive meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is proprioceptive?
Proprioceptive is an adjective.

Words near proprioceptive in the dictionary

  1. propriety
  2. propriobulbar
  3. proprioception
  4. proprioceptional
  5. proprioceptions
  6. proprioceptive
  7. proprioceptively
  8. proprioceptor
  9. proprioceptors
  10. proprioceptory
  11. propriolactone

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