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perception
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French perception, from Latin percepti? (“a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension”), from perceptus (“perceived, observed”), perfect passive participle of percipi? (“I perceive, observe”); see perceive.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??s?p?(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??s?p?(?)n/
Noun
perception (countable and uncountable, plural perceptions)
- The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- Conscious understanding of something.
- perception of time
- Vision (ability)
- Acuity
- (cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.
Synonyms
- ken
Related terms
- perceive
- percept
- perceptual
Derived terms
- petite perception
Translations
Further reading
- perception in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- perception in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- preception
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin percepti?, percepti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.s?p.sj??/
Noun
perception f (plural perceptions)
- tax collection
- perception (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
- petite perception (philosophy)
Related terms
- percevoir
References
- “perception” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
- perception on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
perception From the web:
- what perception means
- what perception definition
- what perception in online classes
- what perception you have about the british
acuity
English
Etymology
From Middle French acuité, from Medieval Latin acuitas, irreg., from Latin acu? (“sharpen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??kju??ti/
Noun
acuity (plural acuities)
- Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
Related terms
- acute
- acutance
- acuteness
- acuition
Translations
Further reading
- acuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- acuity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- acuity at OneLook Dictionary Search
acuity From the web:
- what acuity means
- what acuity is legally blind
- what's acuity in spanish
- https://acuityplatform.com
- what acuity means in spanish
- what acuity is 20/20
- what acuity test
- what is acuity scheduling
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