pə(r)ˈsepch(əw)əl, -psh- adjective
Etymology: Latin perceptus (past participle of percipere to perceive) + English -al — more at perceive
: of or relating to sensory stimulus as opposed to abstract concept
the greater part of our knowledge may in fact be perceptual ; we learn about … our total environment principally through the senses — C.W.Shumaker
specifically : of, relating to, or characterized by physical sensation as conditioned by experience
personal preference is always an element of perceptual response to a work of art
the perceptual pattern … selects, rejects, and distorts sense stimuli in such a way as to maintain its own integrity — J.W.Woodard
— compare ideational