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/sɛns əv bˈæləns/ Listen

Sense of balance

noun

A sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head. Synonyms: equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, sense of equilibrium, vestibular sense.

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"Sense of balance" Quotes from Famous Books

... up. It seemed to him that claws rather than fingers grasped him. He stood erect, swaying. His sense of balance had been lost without his realizing it. It came back, very slowly. But he saw nothing. Clawlike hands—or handlike claws—pulled at him. He felt himself turned and pushed. He staggered. He took steps out of ...

— Operation Terror • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Words linked to "Sense of balance" : proprioception