dl#non-physical_object__NPOB
  supertype:  dl#non-physical_endurant__NPED
  related_to:  dolce#non-physical_object (dl)
  subtype:  dl#mental_object__MOB  e.g., a percept, a sense datum
     subtype:  #sense_experience__senseexperience__sensation__sense_impression__senseimpression__sense_datum__sensedatum  an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
        subtype:  #limen__threshold  the smallest detectable sensation
           subtype:  #absolute_threshold  the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
              subtype:  #pain_threshold  the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people"
           subtype:  #difference_threshold__differential_threshold__difference_limen__differential_limen  the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
              subtype:  #just-noticeable_difference__jnd  (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected
        subtype:  #masking  the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"
        subtype:  #visual_sensation__vision  the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"
        subtype:  #odor__smell__odour__olfactory_sensation__olfactorysensation__olfactory_perception__olfactoryperception  the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
           subtype:  #scent  an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
              subtype:  #musk  the scent of musk
           subtype:  #aroma__fragrance__perfume  a distinctive odor that is pleasant
              subtype:  #incense.aroma  the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
           subtype:  #malodor__malodour__stench__stink__reek__fetor__foetor  a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
              subtype:  #niff  (British slang) an unpleasant smell
           subtype:  #acridity__pungency  having an acrid smell
        subtype:  #taste_perception__tasteperception__taste__taste_sensation__tastesensation__gustatory_sensation__gustatorysensation__gustatory_perception__gustatoryperception  the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
           subtype:  #sapidity__relish__flavor__flavour__savor__savour__smack__tang  the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
              subtype:  #lemon.sapidity  a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
              subtype:  #vanilla  a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
           subtype:  #sweet__sweetness__sweetnes__sugarines  the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
           subtype:  #tartness__sour__sourness  the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
              subtype:  #acidulousness__acidulousnes  the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
           subtype:  #bitter.taste_perception__bitterness  the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
              subtype:  #pungency__sharpness__sharpnes  having a sharp bitter flavor
           subtype:  #salinity__salt__saltiness  the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
           subtype:  #astringency__astringence  a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
           subtype:  #finish.taste_perception  (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
        subtype:  #auditory_sensation__sound  the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
           subtype:  #euphony__music  any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
              subtype:  #music_of_the_spheres  an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
           subtype:  #music.auditory_sensation  the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
              subtype:  #piano_music__pianomusic  the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard piano music next door"
           subtype:  #pure_tone__tone  a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
              subtype:  #harmonic  a tone that is a component of a complex sound
                 subtype:  #fundamental_frequency__fundamentalfrequency__fundamental__first_harmonic__firstharmonic  the lowest tone of a harmonic series
                 subtype:  #overtone.harmonic  a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
           subtype:  #noise.auditory_sensation__dissonance__racket  the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
              subtype:  #white_noise__whitenoise  a `sh' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration
        subtype:  #synesthesia__synaesthesia  a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
           subtype:  #chromesthesia__chromaesthesia  a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations
              subtype:  #colored_hearing__coloredhearing__colored_audition__coloredaudition  a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli
  subtype:  dl#social_object__SOB
     subtype:  dl#agentive_social_object__ASO
        subtype:  dl#social_agent__SAG  e.g., a legal person, a contractant
           subtype:  dl#socially_constructed_person
           subtype:  dl#social_unit
        subtype:  dl#society__SC  e.g., IBM, ONU
           subtype:  dl#group
     subtype:  dl#non-agentive_social_object__NASO  e.g., law, asset, currency, economic system
        subtype:  dl#information_object__informationobject
        subtype:  dl#non-physical_place
           subtype:  dl#political_geographic_object
              subtype:  dl#country

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