Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sense \Sense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sensed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sensing}.]
   To perceive by the senses; to recognize. [Obs. or Colloq.]

         Is he sure that objects are not otherwise sensed by
         others than they are by him?             --Glanvill.

Source : WordNet®

sensing
     n 1: the perception that something has occurred or some state
          exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" [syn:
           {detection}]
     2: becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: {perception}]