chronoception
nounUK /ˌkɹɒnəʊˈsɛpʃn̩/ · US /ˌkɹɑnoʊˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/
Etymology From chrono- (prefix meaning ‘time’) + -ception.
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Medicine, Physiology, Sciences The perception or sense of time; time perception.
- For example, modern training methods of track runners include efforts to develop awareness of "tempo," a quality which may be named "chronoception."1968, Ernst Jokl, The Physiological Basis of Athletic Records, page 78:
- While chronoception is typically not listed with the more traditional senses, we should consider including it.2013, Phillip Vannini, Dennis Waskul, Simon Gottschalk, The Senses in Self, Society, and Culture: A Sociology of the Senses, page 165: