visual percept
- noun
- /ˈvɪʒuəl ˈpɜːrˌsɛpt/
- Specialized
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percepción visual
- The study focused on how a visual percept is formed in the brain.
Examples
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Each visual percept is influenced by past experiences and expectations.
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The artist tried to capture his visual percept of the city skyline on canvas.
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After the operation, her visual percept of colors became much sharper.
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A visual percept can greatly influence our emotional response.
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Each visual percept is influenced by past experiences and expectations.
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The study focused on how a visual percept is formed in the brain.
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A visual percept can greatly influence our emotional response.
Synonyms
848
3.8
A clear image in the mind of something not present
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3.3
A picture you form in your mind from words or ideas
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2.0
A clear image in your mind of something
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3.5
A clear image you form in your mind
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3.8
A picture you make in your mind of something not there
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3.8
A picture in your mind of something you have seen
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9.8
A mental image or impression you get from your senses
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6.7
An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine
A clear image in your mind of a past event
An image you make in your mind when you imagine something
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built: a 'visual percept' is simply a 'percept' (mental image or impression) that is 'visual' (related to sight). Although the term is technical in psychology, its meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows standard adjective+noun composition, so a learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Visual percept joins the words visual, meaning 'what you see', and percept, meaning a 'mental image' your mind makes. So a visual percept is the image or impression your mind creates from seeing something, which is why it means 'an image or impression formed in the mind from what is seen'.