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Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | | Danish term or phrase: fjernsans | | "fjernsans og nærsans', in which 'fjernsanser' are sight and hearing, and 'nærsanser' are touch, taste and smell. |
| | | remote sense or remote senses | Explanation:
I hadn't really thought about this before--we don't normally divide the senses into the categories of remote and direct in English, but it does make sense.
fjernsans
sanseorgan, der modtager informationer om omverdenen uden direkte berøring, f.eks. syn og hørelse.
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2008-02-14 23:31:30 GMT)
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Another quote: http://www.plymouthschools.com/Science/Grade7/optics/illusio...
Notice that the first three senses are remote senses, which means that the object being observed does not have to come in direct contact with the observer. |
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| Grading comment This was closest -- apparently it was 'special senses' (nærsanser) and 'somatic senses' (fjernsanser).
Thanks for your help! :)
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Explanation:
I hadn't really thought about this before--we don't normally divide the senses into the categories of remote and direct in English, but it does make sense.
fjernsans
sanseorgan, der modtager informationer om omverdenen uden direkte berøring, f.eks. syn og hørelse.
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2008-02-14 23:31:30 GMT)
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Another quote: http://www.plymouthschools.com/Science/Grade7/optics/illusio...
Notice that the first three senses are remote senses, which means that the object being observed does not have to come in direct contact with the observer.
Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=bkf3ygjEePsC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA...
| Thorson
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:  English
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| | Grading comment This was closest -- apparently it was 'special senses' (nærsanser) and 'somatic senses' (fjernsanser).
Thanks for your help! :) |
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