prehension

Noun

Meaning

The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

seizing grasping taking hold take attack command understanding intelligence capture handling arrest perception engagement conception insight

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Antonyms

mistake inability disagreement ignorance misunderstanding disbelief

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Hypernyms

control

Hyponyms

hold grip grasp clutch clasp clench

Related terms

apprehension prehensile prehensive

Examples

For Whitehead, the term "prehension" indicates that the perceiver actually incorporates aspects of the perceived thing into itself. Source: Internet

The term he coined was "prehension", which comes from the Latin prehensio, meaning "to seize." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prehensilely prehensility prehensily prehensive prehensiveness prehensor