Meaning of perception | Babel Free
pəˈsɛpʃn̩Definitions
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The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information. countable, uncountable
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Conscious understanding of something. countable, uncountable
- 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.
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Vision (ability) countable, uncountable
- Medicine. the association of imaginary sensations of color with actual perceptions of hearing, taste, or smell. Also called photism, color hearing. Cf. synesthesia.
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Acuity countable, uncountable
- 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.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
qavrayış
Català
percepció
Dansk
opfattelse
Español
percepción
Suomi
aistimus
aistinta
havainnointi
havainto
havaintokyky
havaitseminen
huomiokyky
näkö
näköaisti
näkökyky
Français
perception
Gaeilge
braistint
Gàidhlig
toirt fa-near
Galego
percepción
עברית
תפיסה
ქართული
აღქმა
Latviešu
uztvere
Malti
perċezzjoni
Tagalog
watas
Tiếng Việt
tri giác
Examples
“have perception of time”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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