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Proprioception: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Proprioception noun. The body’s sense of where its own parts are and how they are moving, without looking.
How to say it
proh-pree-oh-SEP-shun/ˌprəʊprɪə(ʊ)ˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/
5 syllables, stressed on the fourth (SEP).
Proprioception in a sentence
Proprioception is what lets you touch your nose with your eyes shut.
Dancers train their proprioception until they can feel a crooked wrist.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- body awareness
- kinaesthesia
Where proprioception comes from
Coined in 1906 by the British physiologist Charles Sherrington, from Latin proprius, one’s own.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Dancers train their _____ until they can feel a crooked wrist.
- proprioception
- homeostasis
- gait
Show the answer
proprioception: Dancers train their proprioception until they can feel a crooked wrist.