Olfaction - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Olfaction : (noun)

1: the faculty of smell [syn: smell, sense of smell, olfactory modality]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Olfaction : \Ol*fac"tion\, n. [See Olfactory.] (Physiol.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Olfaction : Olfaction: The sense of smell. Olfactory apparatus: The whole system needed to have a sense of smell.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)