perceptional
ʃən noun
1.
the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
2.
immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.
3.
the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.
4.
Psychology. a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.
5.
Law. the taking into possession of rents, crops, profits, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English percepcioun (< Old French percepcïon) < Latin perceptiōn- (stem of perceptiō) comprehension, literally, a taking in. See percept, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English percepcioun (< Old French percepcïon) < Latin perceptiōn- (stem of perceptiō) comprehension, literally, a taking in. See percept, -ion
Related forms
per·cep·tion·al, adjective
non·per·cep·tion, noun
non·per·cep·tion·al, adjective
re·per·cep·tion, noun
self-per·cep·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. awareness, sense, recognition.
1. awareness, sense, recognition.
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perception (pəˈsɛpʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the external world by means of the sensory receptors |
| 6. | law the collection, receipt, or taking into possession of rents, crops, etc |
| [C15: from Latin perceptiō comprehension; see | |
| per'ceptional | |
| —adj | |
| perception (pəˈsɛpʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the external world by means of the sensory receptors |
| 6. | law the collection, receipt, or taking into possession of rents, crops, etc |
| [C15: from Latin perceptiō comprehension; see | |
| per'ceptional | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
perception
late 15c., "receiving, collection," from L. perceptionem (nom. perceptio) "perception, apprehension, a taking," from percipere "perceive" (see perceive). First used in the more literal sense of the L. word; in secondary sense, "the taking cognizance of," it is recorded
in English from 1610s. Meaning "intuitive or direct recognition of some innate quality" is from 1827.
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Medical Dictionary
perception per·cep·tion (pər-sěp'shən)
n.
The process, act, or faculty of perceiving.
Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory.
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