Dictionary

perception en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /pəˈsɛpʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English percepcioun, from Middle French percepcion, from Latin perceptiō (“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”), from perceptus (“perceived, observed”), perfect passive participle of percipiō (“to perceive, observe”); see perceive.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
2. (countable, uncountable) Conscious understanding of something.
   • have perception of time
3. (countable, uncountable) Vision (ability)
4. (countable, uncountable) Acuity

Forms

Deriveds

space perception · chemoperception · osseoperception · perceptionist · chronoception · non-referential perception · metaperception · doors of perception · overperception · internal perception · imperception · reperception · self-perception · perceptionism · preperception · graviperception · nociperception · perceptional · visuoperception · nonperception · petite perception · afterperception · magnetoperception · heteroperception · anorthoscopic perception · depth perception · misperception · underperception · extrasensory perception · photoperception · somatoperception · disperception · mechanoperception

Relateds

perceive · perceptual · percept

Synonyms

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Translations (109)

ru восприя́тие (that which is detected by the five senses) · gl percepción (conscious understanding of something) · gd toirt fa-near (vision (ability)) · es percepción (conscious understanding of something) · fr perception (conscious understanding of something) · nl waarneming (vision (ability)) · vi tri giác (conscious understanding of something) · sv uppfattning (conscious understanding of something) · ur حواس خمسہ کا ادراک (that which is detected by the five senses) · sh vȋd (vision (ability)) · fi havainto (that which is detected by the five senses) · fr perception (vision (ability)) · sh percèpcija (conscious understanding of something) · sk vnímanie (conscious understanding of something) · fi havainnointi (conscious understanding of something) · fi aistimus (that which is detected by the five senses) · fi havaintokyky (conscious understanding of something) · he תפיסה (that which is detected by the five senses) · kmr têgihîştin (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) · hu észlelés (that which is detected by the five senses) · fi näkökyky (vision (ability)) · ro percepție (that which is detected by the five senses) · pt percepção (conscious understanding of something) · nl gewaarwording (conscious understanding of something) · hu észlelés (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) · el αντίληψη (conscious understanding of something) · af persepsie (conscious understanding of something) · ota ادراك (conscious understanding of something) · el όραση (vision (ability)) · ro discernământ (conscious understanding of something) · ro percepere (conscious understanding of something) · it percezione (that which is detected by the five senses) · bn উপলব্ধি (conscious understanding of something) · he קליטה (that which is detected by the five senses) · az qavrayış (conscious understanding of something) · ar اِدْرََاك حَسِّيّ (conscious understanding of something) · it sentore (that which is detected by the five senses) · ro percepție (conscious understanding of something) · ru реце́пция (that which is detected by the five senses) · gd toirt fa-near (conscious understanding of something) · fi näkö (vision (ability)) · ca percepció (vision (ability)) · ga braistint (conscious understanding of something) · ro discernere (conscious understanding of something) · ka აღქმა (that which is detected by the five senses) · ca percepció (conscious understanding of something) · sh percèpcija (vision (ability)) · uk сприйняття́ (that which is detected by the five senses) · de Wahrnehmung (conscious understanding of something) · pt percepção (that which is detected by the five senses) · ka აღქმა (conscious understanding of something) · cs vnímání (conscious understanding of something) · th การรับรู้ (conscious understanding of something) · hu felfogás (conscious understanding of something) · pt perceção (vision (ability)) · pl postrzeganie (conscious understanding of something) · hu látás (vision (ability)) · pt percepção (vision (ability)) · tl watas (conscious understanding of something) · pl spostrzeganie (conscious understanding of something) · ro percepție (vision (ability)) · gd toirt fa-near (that which is detected by the five senses) · pt perceção (conscious understanding of something) · el διορατικότητα (that which is detected by the five senses) · ka შემეცნება (conscious understanding of something) · af waarneming (conscious understanding of something) · es percepción (that which is detected by the five senses) · fi -tunne (conscious understanding of something) · ru восприя́тие (conscious understanding of something) · ka შეცნობა (conscious understanding of something) · fi näköaisti (vision (ability)) · fi havainto (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) · fi havaitseminen (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) · el αντίληψη (that which is detected by the five senses) · uk перце́пція (conscious understanding of something) · uk сприйняття́ (conscious understanding of something) · grc αἴσθησις (that which is detected by the five senses) · nl zicht (vision (ability)) · bg възприя́тие (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) · bn উপলব্ধি (the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information) · sk vnem (that which is detected by the five senses) · bg зрение (vision (ability)) · hu érzékelés (that which is detected by the five senses) · ca percepció (that which is detected by the five senses) · pt perceção (that which is detected by the five senses) · el αίσθηση (that which is detected by the five senses) · ja 知覚 (conscious understanding of something) · da opfattelse (conscious understanding of something) · sh predodžba (conscious understanding of something) · sh percèpcija (that which is detected by the five senses) · fr perception (that which is detected by the five senses) · bg схващане (conscious understanding of something) · ru перце́пция (conscious understanding of something) · hu megértés (conscious understanding of something) · mt perċezzjoni (conscious understanding of something) · bn অনুধাবন (conscious understanding of something) · ur حسی ادراک (conscious understanding of something) · sv förnimmelse (conscious understanding of something) · nl perceptie (conscious understanding of something) · it percezione (conscious understanding of something) · cs vjem (that which is detected by the five senses) · bg разбиране (conscious understanding of something) · pl percepcja (conscious understanding of something) · cmn 知覺 /知觉 (conscious understanding of something) · nl waarneming (conscious understanding of something) · uk чуття́ (that which is detected by the five senses) · cmn 感知 (conscious understanding of something) · bg възприятие (that which is detected by the five senses) · lv uztvere (conscious understanding of something)