Origin: Latin suffix -ory
Sensory has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
The sensorium.
"The doctor examined his patient's sensory system to check if damage to the brain's sensorium was causing confusion."
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
"sensory neurons"
Of the physical senses or sensation.
"The sensory details in her painting made viewers feel as though they could touch the rough bark and smell the damp earth."
In plain English: Sensory means relating to your five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
"The sensory details in the description made me feel like I was actually at the beach."
The word sensory comes from combining the root of sense with the suffix -ory. It entered English to describe anything related to or involving the senses.