per·cep·tion (p r-s p shn)n. 1. The process, act, or faculty of perceiving. 2. The effect or product of perceiving. 3. Psychology a. Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory. b. The neurological processes by which such recognition and interpretation are effected. 4. a. Insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving. b. 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.]per·cep tion·al adj. |
perception [pəˈsɛpʃən]
n
1. the act or the effect of perceiving
2. insight or intuition gained by perceiving
3. the ability or capacity to perceive
4. way of perceiving; awareness or consciousness; view advertising affects the customer's perception of a product
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the process by which an organism detects and interprets information from the external world by means of the sensory receptors
6. (Law) Law the collection, receipt, or taking into possession of rents, crops, etc.
[from Latin perceptiō comprehension; see perceive]
perceptional adj
Perception
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.
a vision or other perception of something that has no physical or objective reality, as a ghost or other supernatural apparition. Also phantasma. See also images; philosophy.
a sound or a sensation of hearing produced by stimulus of another sense, as taste, smell, etc.
chromesthesia.
the sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; the seat of physical sensation, imagined to be in the gray matter of the brain.
Medicine. a secondary sensation accompanying an actual perception, as the perceiving of sound as a color or the sensation of being touched in a place at some distance from the actual place of touching. Cf. chromesthesia. — synesthetic, synaesthetic, adj.
a form of extrasensory perception, working over a distance and enabling the so gifted observer to perceive events, objects, etc., far away. — telesthetic, telaesthetic, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  perception - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a conceptinternal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image figure - a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system |
| 2. | perception - a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" | |
| 3. | perception - the process of perceiving basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge perceptual constancy, constancy - (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation detection, sensing - the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" auditory perception, sound perception - the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch sensation, feeling, touch - the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" | |
| 4. | perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" discernment, perceptiveness - perception of that which is obscure insight, penetration - clear or deep perception of a situation cognizance - range or scope of what is perceived | |
| 5. | perception - becoming aware of something via the senses sensory activity - activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" listening, hearing - the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" lipreading - perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips |
perception
noun
1. awareness, understanding, sense, impression, feeling, idea, taste, notion, recognition, observation, consciousness, grasp, sensation, conception, apprehension how our perception of death affects the way we live
2. understanding, intelligence, observation, discrimination, insight, sharpness, cleverness, keenness, shrewdness, acuity, discernment, perspicacity, astuteness, incisiveness, perceptiveness, quick-wittedness, perspicuity It did not require a great deal of perception to realise what he meant.
Translations
perception [pəˈsepʃən] N
1. (= act) → percepción f
it changes one's perception of time → cambia la percepción que uno tiene del tiempo
sense perception → percepción f sensorial
it changes one's perception of time → cambia la percepción que uno tiene del tiempo
sense perception → percepción f sensorial
2. (= impression) → impresión f
what is your perception of the situation? → ¿qué impresión tienes de la situación?
her perception was that she had done sth wrong → tenía la impresión de haberse equivocado en algo
the public perception is that → la gente tiene la impresión de que ...
what is your perception of the situation? → ¿qué impresión tienes de la situación?
her perception was that she had done sth wrong → tenía la impresión de haberse equivocado en algo
the public perception is that → la gente tiene la impresión de que ...
3. (= insight) → perspicacia f, agudeza f
perception
n
no pl → Wahrnehmung f; his colour perception is impaired → seine Farbwahrnehmung ist beeinträchtigt; his powers of perception → sein Wahrnehmungsvermögen nt
(= mental image, conception) → Auffassung f → (of von); he seems to have a clear perception of the dilemma I face → er scheint meine schwierige Lage vollauf zu erkennen; one’s perception of the situation → die eigene Einschätzung der Lage
no pl (= act of perceiving) (of object, visible difference) → Wahrnehmung f; (of difficulties, meaning, illogicality etc) → Erkennen nt; his quick perception of the danger saved us all from death → weil er die Gefahr blitzschnell erkannte, rettete er uns allen das Leben
perception [pəˈsɛpʃ/ən] n (gen) → percezione f; (sensitiveness) → sensibilità; (insight) → perspicacia
one's perception of a situation → il proprio modo di vedere una situazione
one's perception of a situation → il proprio modo di vedere una situazione
n perception [pəˈsepʃən]
the ability to see, understand etc clearly a man of great perception. aanvoeling, waarneming إدْراك възприемане vnímavost intelligens das Wahrnehmungsvermögen αντίληψη, διαίσθηση percepción, perspicacia, agudeza taju, arusaamisvõime استنباط havaintokyky perspicacité תְּפִישָׂה प्रत्यक्ष ज्ञान zamjećivanje,opažanje felfogóképesség perseptif skynjun, skilningur percezione, intuizione 知覚 지각력, 인지력 nuovoka, pajautimas, supratimas uztvere; izpratne daya tanggapan waarneming, inzicht oppfatningsevne postrzeganie percepção înţelegere понятливость vnímavosť bistrovidnost opažanje iakttagelseförmåga, uppfattningsförmåga การรับรู้ algılama gücü, anlayış, görüş 感覺，洞察力，理解力 розуміння, усвідомлення ادراک، بصيرت sự nhận thức 感觉，洞察力，理解力
adj perˈceptive [-tiv]
able to see, understand etc clearly a very perceptive man. opmerksaam مُدرِك، ذو قُدْرَه عَلى الفَهْم والإحْساس схватлив vnímavý intelligent wahrnehmend οξυδερκής perspicaz, agudo selgepilguline نکته بین havaintokykyinen perspicace בַּעַל כּוֹשֶׁר תְּפִישָׂה स्पष्ट रूप से देखने-समझने वाला koji zamjećuje,opaža gyorsan reagáló, gyors/jó felfogóképességű perseptif næmur, skarpskyggn perspicace 鋭敏な 이해력이 빠른 pastabus, nuovokus, įžvalgus saprotošs; ar asu uztveri tajam daya tanggapan scherpzinnig våken, rask i oppfatningen spostrzegawczy perspicaz perspicace понятливый vnímavý bistroviden pronicljiv insiktsfull, klarsynt, lyhörd ซึ่งสามารถรับรู้ได้ anlayışlı, kavrayışlı 有洞察力的，有理解力的 сприйнятливий باشعور sâu sắc 有洞察力的，有理解力的
adv perˈceptively
opmerksaam بإدْراك، بإحْساس схватливо vnímavě intelligent wahrnehmend με οξυδέρκεια con perspicacia/agudeza selgepilguliselt ژرف نگرانه havaintokykyisesti avec perspicacité בְּאוֹפֶן הַמֵעִיד עַל תְּפִישָׂה अनुबोधक ढंग से, अनुभूति क्षमता के साथ zapažajuće nyitottan secara perseptif af skarpskyggni con perspicacia 鋭敏に 이해력이 빠르게 pastabiai, nuovokiai, įžvalgiai saprotoši dgn daya tanggapannya yg tajam scherpzinnig våkent, raskt spostrzegawczo perspicazmente cu perspicacitate понятливо vnímavo bistrovidno pronicljivo insiktsfullt โดยรับรู้ได้ anlaşılır biçimde 有洞察力地，有理解力地 сприйнятливо ادارک کے طور پر một cách sâu sắc 有洞察力地，有理解力地
n perˈceptiveness
opmerksaamheid قُدْرَة على الإدراك والإحْساس схватливост vnímavost intelligens die Wahrnehmung αντιληπτικότητα perspicacia, agudeza selge pilk ژرف نگری tarkkanäköisyys perspicacité הַבחָנָה טוֹבָה अनुबोधकर्त्ता, अनुभूति क्षमता moć zapažanja,senzibilnost érzékelő-/észlelő-/felfogóképesség persepsi skarpskyggni percettività 鋭敏 이해력이 빠름 pastabumas, nuovokumas, įžvalgumas izpratne, uztvere ketajaman daya tanggapan scherpzinnigheid evne til klar/rask oppfatning spostrzegawczość perspicácia perspicacitate восприимчивость vnímavosť dojemanje pronicljivost insiktsfullhet, klarsynthet, lyhördhet ความสามารถในการรับรู้ anlayışlı olma 洞察力，理解力 сприйнятливість شعور khả năng nhận thức 洞察力，理解力
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