Definition of perception

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Perception (n.) The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from conception..

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Misperception :: Misperception (n.) Erroneous perception.
Cognition :: Cognition (v. t.) The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
Perception :: Perception (n.) The quality, state, or capability, of being affected by something external; sensation; sensibility..
Sensible :: Sensible (a.) Having moral perception; capable of being affected by moral good or evil.
Feel :: Feel (v. i.) To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body..
Percipiency :: Percipiency (n.) The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception..
Obtuse :: Obtuse (superl.) Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses..
Clear-headed :: Clear-headed (a.) Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent.
Supersensitive :: Supersensible (a.) Beyond the reach of the senses; above the natural powers of perception.
Aesthesia :: Aesthesia (n.) Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of anaesthesia.
Blear-eyed :: Blear-eyed (a.) Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted; as, a blear-eyed bigot..
Insight :: Insight (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
Halo :: Halo (n.) An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object..
Apperception :: Apperception (n.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception..
Leucoscope :: Leucoscope (n.) An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative whiteness..
Think :: Think (v. t.) To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.
Sensible :: Sensible (a.) Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected; having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also, readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as, a sensible thermometer..
Exquisite :: Exquisite (a.) Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment..
Sentient :: Sentient (a.) Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or tissues..
Sentient :: Sentient (n.) One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
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