noun
a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
• Syn: ↑equilibrium, ↑labyrinthine sense, ↑sense of balance, ↑sense of equilibrium
• Derivationally related forms: ↑equilibrate (for: ↑equilibrium)
• Hypernyms: ↑proprioception
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noun : a sense mediated by end organs in the vestibule of the internal ear that contain otoliths and are stimulated by the pull of gravity and by the starting and stopping of rectilinear head movements; broadly : labyrinthine sense
Useful english dictionary. 2012.