muscle sense

noun

, Psychology, Physiology.

1. a sense of movement derived from afferent nerves originating in tendons, muscle tissue, skin, and joints; proprioception.

muscle sense

noun

1. another name for kinaesthesia

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscle sense¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

It is known that the rat makes little use of the sense of sight in learning the maze, guiding himself mostly by the muscle sense.

From Project Gutenberg

Muscle sense and the equilibrium sense, if present at all, must be in a very imperfect condition at first.

From Project Gutenberg