Perceptual

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to perception.

    "Perspective taking is a multidimensional ability that includes understanding not only someone’s visual assessment of reality (their viewpoint), but also their perceptual assessment (their understanding)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the act of perceiving wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
mental

Example

More examples

"My friend is writing a doctoral thesis on developing visual perceptual skills in children with learning disabilities."

Etymology

From Latin perceptus + -al.

Related phrases

perceptual blindnessperceptual control theoryperceptual set

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