perception
English Thesaurus
1. becoming aware of something via the senses (noun.act)
hypernym | : | sensory activity, |
definition | : | activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | look, looking, looking at, |
definition | : | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | hearing, listening, |
definition | : | the act of hearing attentively (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | lipreading, |
definition | : | perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | taste, tasting, |
definition | : | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | smell, smelling, |
definition | : | the act of perceiving the odor of something (noun.act) |
2. the process of perceiving (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | basic cognitive process, |
definition | : | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | constancy, perceptual constancy, |
definition | : | (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | detection, sensing, |
definition | : | the perception that something has occurred or some state exists (noun.cognition) |
3. knowledge gained by perceiving (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | insight, penetration, |
definition | : | clear or deep perception of a situation (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | cognizance, |
definition | : | range or scope of what is perceived (noun.cognition) |
4. a way of conceiving something (noun.cognition)
5. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | figure, |
definition | : | a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | ground, |
definition | : | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | visual image, visual percept, |
definition | : | a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system (noun.cognition) |
part holonym | : | form, pattern, shape, |
definition | : | a perceptual structure (noun.cognition) |
6. becoming aware of something via the senses (noun.act)
derivation | : | feel, sense, |
definition | : | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | comprehend, perceive, |
definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | perceptual, |
definition | : | of or relating to the act of perceiving (adj.pert) |
7. the process of perceiving (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | perceive, |
definition | : | become conscious of (verb.cognition) |
8. becoming aware of something via the senses (noun.act)
derivation | : | feel, sense, |
definition | : | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | comprehend, perceive, |
definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | perceptual, |
definition | : | of or relating to the act of perceiving (adj.pert) |
9. the process of perceiving (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | perceive, |
definition | : | become conscious of (verb.cognition) |
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