gustation

[ guh-stey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of tasting.
2. the faculty of taste.

gustation

/ -trɪ; ɡʌˈsteɪʃən; ˈɡʌstətərɪ /

noun

1. the act of tasting or the faculty of taste

Derived Forms

• gustatory, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gustation¹

1590–1600; < Latin gustātiōn- (stem of gustātiō ), equivalent to gustāt ( us ) (past participle of gustāre to taste) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of gustation¹

C16: from Latin gustātiō, from gustāre to taste

Example Sentences

What we eat is heavily influenced by the process of gustation, which refers to how our sense of taste helps us decide what to consume based on flavor preferences.

From Science Daily

And if success or gustation or family is not enough to avoid the traps of existential despair, what is?

From Salon

The original five are vision, audition, olfaction, gustation and touch.

From Scientific American

Taste -- N. taste, flavor, gust, gusto, savor; gout, relish; sapor†, sapidity†; twang, smack, smatch†; aftertaste, tang. tasting; degustation, gustation. palate, tongue, tooth, stomach.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• appetite
• palate