Meaning of perception | Babel Free
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- 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.
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.