scentscape
scentscape noun: an olfactory environment; the various scents in an environment.
Noun
scentscape (plural scentscapes)
- An olfactory environment; the various scents in an environment.
- To a dog, the scentscape of the park is just as important as anything it can see.2012, Brian Clegg, chapter 6, in The Universe Inside You,, London: Icon Books, page 173
- Although some work has examined the way in which the African continent was visualized, Africa’s scentscape remains largely undiscovered.2014, Jonathan Reinarz, Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell, Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, Chapter 3, p. 111
- Synonyms:
- odourscape
Synonyms of scentscape
Forms of scentscape
| plural | scentscapes |
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Origin of scentscape
From scent + -scape.
Questions about scentscape
- What does scentscape mean?
- Scentscape means an olfactory environment; the various scents in an environment.
- What part of speech is scentscape?
- Scentscape is a noun.
- What is the plural of scentscape?
- The plural of scentscape is scentscapes.
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