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Use perception in a Sentence See web results for perception See images of perception noun 1. the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.

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immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.

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the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.

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Psychology. a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.

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Law. the taking into possession of rents, crops, profits, etc.

Origin: 13501400; ME percepcioun (< OF percepcon) < L perceptin- (s. of percepti) comprehension, lit., a taking in. See percept, -ion Related forms: perceptional, adjective

Synonyms: 1. awareness, sense, recognition.

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The process, act, or faculty of perceiving. The effect or product of perceiving. Psychology Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory. The neurological processes by which such recognition and interpretation are effected. Insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving. The capacity for such insight.

Insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving. The capacity for such insight. [Middle English percepcioun, from Old French percepcion, from Latin percepti, perceptin-, from perceptus, past participle of percipere, to perceive; see perceive.] percep'tional adj. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Cite This Source

Medical Dictionary Main Entry: perception Pronunciation: p&r-'sep-sh&n Function: noun : awareness of the elements of environment through physicalsensation perception> perception of the extremity after amputation is felt by 98% of patients Orthopedics & Traumatic Surgery>compare SENSATION 1a Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. Cite This Source

Medical Dictionary perception perception (pr-sp'shn) n. The process, act, or faculty of perceiving. Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory. The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Cite This Source Search another word or see perception on Thesaurus | Reference

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