PERCEPTION


Meaning of PERCEPTION in English

n.1 a the faculty of perceiving. b an instance of this.

2 (often foll. by of) a the intuitive recognition of a truth, aesthetic quality, etc. b an instance of this (a sudden perception of the true position).

3 Philos. the ability of the mind to refer sensory information to an external object as its cause.

Derivatives:

perceptional adj. perceptual adj. perceptually adv.

Etymology: ME f. L perceptio (as PERCEIVE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.