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語源

From Latin olfactus (“an act of smelling; the sense of smell”) +‎ -ory, from olfaciō (“to sniff, smell, scent”) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/, /ɒlˈfak.tɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑlˈfæk.təɹ.i/, /oʊlˈfæk.təɹ.i/
  • 韻: -æktəɹi

形容詞

olfactory (not comparable)

1. (relational) Concerning the sense of smell.

派生語

関連する語

• olfacto-, olfact-
• olfactometer
• olfactible
• olfaction

名詞

olfactory (複数形 olfactories)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of olfactory organ.
2. (chiefly in the plural) The sense of smell.

参照

• “olfactory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “olfactory”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.