perception

per·cep·tion

(pər-sĕp′shən)

a. The process of perceiving something with the senses: the perception of a faint sound.

b. An instance of this: sense perceptions.

a. The process or state of being aware of something: the perception of time.

b. Insight or knowledge gained by thinking: the perception that inheritance must be coded in DNA.

c. The capacity for such insight or knowledge: theories of how to enhance human perception.

d. An insight or point of knowledge: The article is full of astute perceptions.

3. An interpretation or impression; an opinion or belief: doctors working to change the public perception of certain diseases.

[Middle English percepcioun, from Old French percepcion, from Latin perceptiō, perceptiōn-, from perceptus, past participle of percipere, to perceive; see perceive.]

per·cep′tion·al adj.

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perception

(pəˈsɛpʃən)

1. the act or the effect of perceiving

2. insight or intuition gained by perceiving

3. the ability or capacity to perceive

4. way of perceiving; awareness or consciousness; view: advertising affects the customer's perception of a product.

5. (Zoology) the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the external world by means of the sensory receptors

6. (Law) law the collection, receipt, or taking into possession of rents, crops, etc

[C15: from Latin perceptiō comprehension; see perceive]

perˈceptional adj

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per•cep•tion

(pərˈsɛp ʃən)

1. the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or the mind; cognition; awareness.

2. a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.

3. immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; discernment.

4. the result or product of perceiving; percept.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French) < Latin perceptiō gathering in, perception. See perceive, -tion]

per•cep′tion•al, adj.

Perception

the system of philosophical idealism developed by George Berkeley (1685?-1753), especially his tenet that the physical world does not have an independent reality but exists as a perception of the divine mind and the flnite mind of man. Also Berkeleyism. — Berkeleian, Berkeleyan, n., adj.

Medicine. the association of imaginary sensations of color with actual perceptions of hearing, taste, or smell. Also called photism, color hearing. Cf. synesthesia.

the combination of organic sensations that comprise an individual’s awareness of bodily existence. — coenesthetic, cenesthetic, adj.

an impaired condition of any of the senses.

Medicine. the sense by which movement, weight, position, etc. are perceived. — kinesthetic, adj.

extreme acuteness or sensitivity of the sense of taste.

an extremely heightened acuteness of the eyesight, resulting from increased sensibility of the retina.

heightened acuteness of the sense of smell.

the total or collective experience of all sensations or all the senses. — panesthetic, panaesthetic, adj.

any abnormal physical sensation, as itching, a tickling feeling, etc. — paresthetic, paraesthetic, adj.

a vision or other perception of something that has no physical or objective reality, as a ghost or other supernatural apparition. Also phantasma. See also images; philosophy.

a sound or a sensation of hearing produced by stimulus of another sense, as taste, smell, etc.

chromesthesia.

the sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; the seat of physical sensation, imagined to be in the gray matter of the brain.

Medicine. a secondary sensation accompanying an actual perception, as the perceiving of sound as a color or the sensation of being touched in a place at some distance from the actual place of touching. Cf. chromesthesia. — synesthetic, synaesthetic, adj.

a form of extrasensory perception, working over a distance and enabling the so gifted observer to perceive events, objects, etc., far away. — telesthetic, telaesthetic, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	perception - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept percept, perceptual experience internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image figure - a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
	2.	perception - a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization - an elaborated concept
	3.	perception - the process of perceiving basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge perceptual constancy, constancy - (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation detection, sensing - the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" beholding, seeing, visual perception - perception by means of the eyes auditory perception, sound perception - the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch sensation, feeling, touch - the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"
	4.	perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning discernment, perceptiveness - perception of that which is obscure insight, penetration - clear or deep perception of a situation cognizance - range or scope of what is perceived
	5.	perception - becoming aware of something via the senses sensing sensory activity - activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" listening, hearing - the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" lipreading - perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips tasting, taste - a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting" smelling, smell - the act of perceiving the odor of something

perception

noun

1. awareness, understanding, sense, impression, feeling, idea, taste, notion, recognition, observation, consciousness, grasp, sensation, conception, apprehension how our perception of death affects the way we live

2. understanding, intelligence, observation, discrimination, insight, sharpness, cleverness, keenness, shrewdness, acuity, discernment, perspicacity, astuteness, incisiveness, perceptiveness, quick-wittedness, perspicuity It did not require a great deal of perception to realise what he meant.

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perception

noun

1. The condition of being aware:

2. That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity:

Translations

إدْراكادراك حسي

vjemvnímánívnímavost

intelligens

aistimushavainto

percepcijavid

skynjun, skilningur

nuovokumaspajautimaspastabiaipastabumas

izpratneuztvere

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perception

[pə^rˈsɛpʃ^ən] n

perception

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perception

(pəˈsepʃən) noun

the ability to see, understand etc clearly. a man of great perception.

perˈceptive (-tiv) adjective

able to see, understand etc clearly. a very perceptive man.

perˈceptively adverbperˈceptiveness noun

per·cep·tion

n. percepción, acción de ser consciente de un estímulo sensorial;

extrasensory ___ → ___ extrasensorial.

perception

n percepción f; depth — percepción de la profundidad