Faculty of perception

  • 1Perception — Per*cep tion, n. [L. perceptio: cf. F. perception. See {Perceive}.] 1. The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Faculty — may refer to:In education: * Faculty (university), a division of a university or the academic staff of a university * A collective name for the teachers in schools in the United StatesIn other uses: * Faculty (instrument), an instrument or… …

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  • 3perception — [pər sep′shən] n. [L perceptio < pp. of percipere: see PERCEIVE] 1. a) the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects, qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension b) insight or intuition, or the… …

    English World dictionary

  • 4perception — perceptional, adj. /peuhr sep sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding. 2. immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic… …

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  • 5faculty — 01. An unknown businessperson has donated over $10 million towards the construction of a new medical [faculty] at the university. 02. Our French professor took the entire class to lunch at the [faculty] club. 03. Chocolate was only accepted by… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 6faculty psychology — The theory that the mind is divided into separate powers or faculties, such as intelligence, memory, perception, etc. The notion that these faculties were associated with distinct spatial locations in the brain gave rise to the pseudo science of… …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 7perception — The faculty of acquiring sensory experience. Study of the processes by which we gather and interpret visual information is largely the province of social psychologists, who have identified several general principles (‘laws’) of perception, and… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 8perception — per•cep•tion [[t]pərˈsɛp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or the mind; cognition; awareness 2) psl cog a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present 3) immediate or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9perception — 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… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 10perception — /pəˈsɛpʃən / (say puh sepshuhn) noun 1. the action or faculty of perceiving; cognition; a taking cognisance, as of a sensible object. 2. an immediate or intuitive recognition, as of a moral or aesthetic quality. 3. the result or product of… …