SENSE OF EQUILIBRIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sense of equilibrium mean? 

• SENSE OF EQUILIBRIUM (noun)
  The noun SENSE OF EQUILIBRIUM has 1 sense:

1. a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

  Familiarity information: SENSE OF EQUILIBRIUM used as a noun is very rare.

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• SENSE OF EQUILIBRIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

equilibrium; labyrinthine sense; sense of balance; sense of equilibrium; vestibular sense

Hypernyms ("sense of equilibrium" is a kind of...):

proprioception (the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts)