perceptievermogen

Definitions of perceptievermogen
  1. noun
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
    synonyms: waarnemingsvermogen, zin, zintuig
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    aanvoelingsvermogen, gevoeligheid, hyperesthesie, overgevoeligheid, sensibiliteit, sensitiviteit
    (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
    gezicht, gezichtsvermogen, zicht, zien
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
    gehoor, stemtest
    the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
    smaak, smaakzin
    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    neus, reuk, reukzin
    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    type of:
    faculteit, kunnen, macht, potentie, vermogen
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
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