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1. (n.) perception
the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or the mind; cognition; awareness.
2. perception
a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.
3. perception
immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; discernment.
4. perception
the result or product of perceiving; percept.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< OF) < L perceptiō gathering in , perception. See perceive , -tion)
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| Definition of 'perception' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) percept, perception, perceptual experience
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
2. (noun) perception
a way of conceiving something
"Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
3. (noun) perception
the process of perceiving
4. (noun) perception
knowledge gained by perceiving
"a man admired for the depth of his perception"
5. (noun) sensing, perception
becoming aware of something via the senses
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1. (noun) perception
the way sb understands or views sth or sb
attempts to improve the public perception of the armed forces
2. perception
the ability to notice
a lack of perception
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| Definition of 'perception' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) perception
the act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension; cognition
2. (noun) perception
the faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from conception
3. (noun) perception
the quality, state, or capability, of being affected by something external; sensation; sensibility
4. (noun) perception
an idea; a notion
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| Definition of 'perception' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. perception
The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted.
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Sense: the ability to see, understand etc clearly
a man of great perception.
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 Afrikaans: aanvoeling, waarneming |
 Arabic: إدْراك |
 Bulgarian: възприемане |
 Brazilian: percepção |
 Czech: vnímavost |
 German: das Wahrnehmungsvermögen |
 Danish: intelligens |
 Greek: αντίληψη, διαίσθηση |
 Spanish: percepción, perspicacia, |
 Estonian: taju, arusaamisvõime |
 Farsi: استنباط |
 Finnish: havaintokyky |
 French: perspicacité |
 Hebrew: תְּפִישָׂה |
 Hindi: प्रत्यक्ष ज्ञान |
 Croatian: zamjećivanje, opažanje |
 Hungarian: felfogóképesség |
 Indonesian: perseptif |
 Icelandic: skynjun, skilningur |
 Italian: percezione, intuizione |
 Japanese: 知覚 |
 Korean: 지각력, 인지력 |
 Lithuanian: nuovoka, pajautimas, supr |
 Latvian: uztvere; izpratne |
 Malay: daya tanggapan |
 Dutch: waarneming, inzicht |
 Norwegian: oppfatningsevne |
 Polish: postrzeganie |
 Persian: استنباط |
 Pashto: ادراك، پوهېدنه، پوهه |
 Portuguese: percepção |
 Romanian: înţelegere |
 Russian: понятливость |
 Slovak: vnímavosť |
 Slovenian: bistrovidnost |
 Serbian: opažanje |
 Swedish: iakttagelseförmåga, uppfa |
 Thai: การรับรู้ |
 Turkish: algılama gücü, anlayış, g |
 Taiwanese: 感覺，洞察力，理解力 |
 Ukrainian: розуміння, усвідомлення |
 Urdu: ادراک، بصيرت |
 Vietnamese: sự nhận thức |
 Chinese: 感觉，洞察力，理解力 |
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