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English noun: perception | |||
| 1. | perception (cognition) the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept | ||
| Synonyms | percept, perceptual experience | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | internal representation, mental representation, representation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | figure, ground, visual image, visual percept | ||
| Part holonym | form, pattern, shape | ||
| 2. | perception (cognition) a way of conceiving something | ||
| Samples | Luther had a new perception of the Bible. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization | ||
| 3. | perception (cognition) the process of perceiving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basic cognitive process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aesthesis, auditory perception, beholding, constancy, detection, esthesis, feeling, perceptual constancy, seeing, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sensing, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia, sound perception, tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch, touch sensation, visual perception | ||
| 4. | perception (cognition) knowledge gained by perceiving | ||
| Samples | A man admired for the depth of his perception. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cognizance, discernment, insight, penetration, perceptiveness | ||
| 5. | perception (act) becoming aware of something via the senses | ||
| Synonyms | sensing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sensory activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hearing, lipreading, listening, look, looking, looking at, smell, smelling, taste, tasting | ||
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