perception
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
- figure hyponym
- ground hyponym
- visual percept hyponym
Parts & wholes
- pattern part meronym
Sense 2 noun
a way of conceiving something
Luther had a new perception of the Bible
Types & categories
- conceptualisation hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the process of perceiving
Types & categories
- basic cognitive process hypernym
- perceptual constancy hyponym
- detection hyponym
- seeing hyponym
- auditory perception hyponym
- sensation hyponym
- somesthesia hyponym
- tactual sensation hyponym
Related & opposite
- perceive derivation
Sense 4 noun
knowledge gained by perceiving
a man admired for the depth of his perception
Types & categories
- cognition hypernym
- perceptiveness hyponym
- insight hyponym
- cognizance hyponym
Sense 5 noun
becoming aware of something via the senses
Types & categories
- sensory activity hypernym
- looking hyponym
- listening hyponym
- lipreading hyponym
- tasting hyponym
- smelling hyponym
Related & opposite
- sense derivation
- perceive derivation
- perceptual derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | pattern |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | figure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | visual percept |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | conceptualisation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | perceive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | basic cognitive process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | perceptual constancy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | detection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | seeing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | auditory perception |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | somesthesia |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tactual sensation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognition |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | perceptiveness |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | insight |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cognizance |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sense |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | perceive |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | perceptual |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensory activity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | looking |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | listening |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lipreading |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tasting |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | smelling |