sensorimotor

[ sen-suh-ree-moh-ter ]
/ ˌsɛn sə riˈmoʊ tər /

adjective

Psychology. of or relating to motor activity caused by sensory stimuli. Compare ideomotor.
Physiology. both sensory and motor, as parts of the cerebral cortex.
Also sen·so·mo·tor [sen-suh-moh-ter] /ˌsɛn səˈmoʊ tər/.

Origin of sensorimotor

First recorded in 1850–55; sensory + motor

Words nearby sensorimotor

sensitometry, sensor, sensor network, sensori-, sensorial, sensorimotor, sensorimotor area, sensorineural, sensorineural deafness, sensorineural hearing impairment, sensorium

Example sentences from the Web for sensorimotor

  • Hence the results from actual measurement are very few and are confined to the sensory and sensorimotor traits.

    How to Teach |George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for sensorimotor

sensorimotor

sensomotor (ˌsɛnsəˈməʊtə)

/ (ˌsɛnsərɪˈməʊtə) /

adjective

of or relating to both the sensory and motor functions of an organism or to the nerves controlling them

Medical definitions for sensorimotor

sensorimotor
[ sĕn′sə-rē-mō′tər ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or combining the functions of the sensory and motor activities.