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perception

perception

14 4.6
Noticing things using your senses such as sight or hearing
  • noun
  • /pərˈsɛpʃən/
translation icon : percepción
  • Her research interests include string instrument vibrato, music perception, and teaching underserved populations.
  • visual perception
  • sensory perception
  • speech perception

There's a pure perception before you interpret it again.

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Examples

  • Scores for general health perception were approximately the same in the city and the village communities.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Both within and outside of academia, the perception of committee work is usually quite negative.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But we can test your color perception.

  • It's interesting to compare the human perception of color to the perception of sound.

  • These are standard cognitive and perception tests.

  • Its sensory perception is extraordinary, quite unique.

  • Research by Singer (1980) suggests that visual perception is the most important source of information in sports.

    Academic text (2012)
  • See, our thoughts are interpretations of our perceptions, which means how we experience the world.

  • Her perception of the world is shaped by her cultural background and experiences.

  • The artist's work challenges viewers to question their own perception of reality.

Synonyms

awareness
vsperception
336 3.2

Knowing about something or noticing it

is the active process of becoming aware through sensory input
realization
vsperception
  • US
120 3.6

Becoming suddenly aware of something

is the ongoing sensory process that may develop gradually
detection
vsperception
91 2.9

Finding or noticing something that is hidden and hard to see

is the wider process of sensing and forming understanding from sensory input
recognition
vsperception
38 2.7

Becoming aware of something and understanding it clearly

is the sensory process not limited to clear identification
sensing
vsperception
13 4.4

Noticing things with your senses, like seeing or hearing

is the general process of becoming aware or understanding via senses
cognizance
vsperception
3 8.6

Awareness that something exists or is happening

is the sensory process focused on perceiving and understanding present input

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Compounds

A supposed ability to know things without using the normal senses

auditory perception
  • Specialized
1 4.5

The ability to hear and understand sounds

musical perception
  • Specialized
5.3

The ability to hear and understand musical sounds like pitch and rhythm

gustatory perception
  • Specialized
7.9

The sense of taste when taste buds detect chemicals in the mouth

olfactory perception
  • Specialized
6.6

The ability to notice and recognize smells with your nose

taste perception
  • Specialized
3.9

Ability to notice and understand flavors in the mouth from food and drink

touch perception
  • Specialized
4.5

Ability to feel pressure, heat, or pain on the skin

sound perception
  • Specialized
5.6

The ability to hear and understand sounds around you

speech perception
  • Specialized
5.3

The way the brain hears and understands spoken words

subliminal perception
  • Specialized
8.3

Noticing and reacting to pictures or sounds without being aware of them

The ability to see and understand what you look at

visual perception
  • Specialized
5.0

A computer or robot's ability to see and understand images from cameras

How Clear

understanding
871 1.1
recognition
43 2.0
perception
14 4.6
awareness
336 3.2
sensation
137 3.5

Surface Forms

perception singular
perceptions plural

Morphology

perception = perceive (transparent) = percept + tion

The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'perceive' and its meaning is directly derived from that verb.

Etymology

Perception comes from Latin parts per- and capere, where capere means 'to take'. Think of perception as 'taking in' what your eyes, ears, and nose give you, like a photo capture takes in an image. So perception is the process of becoming aware of things through the senses.