sensory nerve sensory hair • sensory neuron · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · sensory nerve · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system. Synonyms: sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · afferent nerve · · Synonym 1 afferent · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076 y latin small letter y U+0079