English noun: gustatory perception | |||
| 1. | gustatory perception (cognition) the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus | ||
| Samples | The candy left him with a bad taste. The melon had a delicious taste. | ||
| Synonyms | gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | astringence, astringency, bitter, bitterness, finish, flatness, flavor, flavour, mellowness, nip, relish, salinity, salt, saltiness, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, sour, sourness, sugariness, sweet, sweetness, tang, tartness | ||