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smelling (Smelling)

The subclass of Perception in which the sensing is done by an olefactory Organ.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

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entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  internal change  
is subclass of
  biological process  
is subclass of
  psychological process  
is subclass of
  perception  
is subclass of
  smelling  

Coordinate term(s)

hearing  seeing  tactile perception  tasting 

Related WordNet synsets

smell, smelling
the act of perceiving the odor of something
smell is kind of (all)...   smell is kind of...   kinds of smell...   kinds of smell (all)...  
sniff, snuff
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
sniff is kind of (all)...   sniff is kind of...  
smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
smell is kind of (all)...   smell is kind of...   kinds of smell...   kinds of smell (all)...  
smell
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
smell is kind of (all)...   smell is kind of...   kinds of smell...   kinds of smell (all)...  
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Axioms (1)

If smell is an instance of smelling and obj is a patient of smell, then there exists olfactory attribute attr so that attr is an attribute of obj. 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?SMELL Smelling)
            (patient ?SMELL ?OBJ))
      (exists
            (?ATTR)
            (and
                  (instance ?ATTR OlfactoryAttribute)
                  (attribute ?OBJ ?ATTR))))