PERCEPTION
Definition:
- [noun] the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Synonyms: percept, perceptual experience
- [noun] a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
- [noun] the process of perceiving
- [noun] knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
- [noun] becoming aware of something via the senses
Synonyms: sensing
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Related Words:
- figure
- ground
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visual percept, visual image
- constancy
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detection, sensing
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visual perception, beholding, seeing
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auditory perception, sound perception
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sensation, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
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somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation
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touch, touch sensation, tactual sensation, tactile sensation, feeling
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discernment, perceptiveness
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penetration, insight
- cognizance
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look, looking, looking at
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listening, hearing
- lipreading
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taste, tasting
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smell, smelling