Smell Universe
The broad world of things, places, phenomena, products and experiences that can have a smell of their own.
SMELLBOOK GLOSSARY
A shared language for a world that is hard to describe.
These definitions explain the words SmellBook uses on its pages.
Smell Map
The live map of the Smell Universe, for exploring how its smells are linked. It can be explored, not edited.
Smell Page
The permanent public page of one smell entry or smell experience.
Global / Me
Two views of the Atlas: SmellBook’s shared public records, and your own notes and preferences, kept only in this browser.
Smell Journey
A route through related smell ideas, designed to make transitions and associations visible.
Source
A physical origin that can contribute a smell, such as a plant, food or material. As a kind of smell entry it is not a source of evidence (a publication SmellBook cites); origins and materials also have their own records, on the Origins and Materials pages.
State
A condition that changes how something smells, such as wet stone versus dry stone. As a kind of smell entry it groups entries named for a condition (wet, toasted, after rain); it is different from the recorded states of a smell, which have their own pages.
Phenomenon
A smell experience linked to an event or condition rather than one single object.
Place / Environment
A smell linked to an environment, a location or a type of space.
Composition
A deliberately constructed scent, such as a fragrance or scented product.
Descriptor
A word used to describe a perceived smell quality.
Experience
A smell whose meaning depends strongly on context, memory or several senses at once.