percepción

Definitions of percepción
  1. noun
    the process of perceiving
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    experiencia sensorial, impresión sensorial, sensación
    an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
    sensación
    the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
    umbral
    the smallest detectable sensation
    olor
    the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
    sabor
    the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
    comezón, pinchazo
    a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
  2. noun
    a way of conceiving something
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    conceptualización
    an elaborated concept
  3. noun
    the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
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    percepción visual
    a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
    panorama, vista
    the visual percept of a region
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    imagen mental
    a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
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