Perception vs. Reception
Perception and Reception Definitions
Perception
The process of perceiving something with the senses
The perception of a faint sound.
Reception
The act or process of receiving or of being received.
Perception
An instance of this
Sense perceptions.
Reception
(Football) The act or an instance of catching a forward pass.
Perception
The process or state of being aware of something
The perception of time.
Reception
A welcome, greeting, or acceptance
A friendly reception.
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Perception
Insight or knowledge gained by thinking
The perception that inheritance must be coded in DNA.
Reception
A social function, especially one intended to provide a welcome or greeting
A wedding reception.
Perception
The capacity for such insight or knowledge
Theories of how to enhance human perception.
Reception
Mental approval or acceptance
The reception of a new theory.
Perception
An insight or point of knowledge
The article is full of astute perceptions.
Reception
Conversion of transmitted electromagnetic signals into perceptible forms, such as sound or light, by means of antennas and electronic equipment.
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Perception
An interpretation or impression; an opinion or belief
Doctors working to change the public perception of certain diseases.
Reception
The condition or quality of the signals so received.
Perception
The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
Reception
The act of receiving.
Perception
Conscious understanding of something.
Have perception of time
Reception
The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
We have poor TV reception in the valley.
The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
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Perception
Vision (ability)
Reception
A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
Perception
Acuity
Reception
A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
Perception
(cognition) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.
Reception
The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
Perception
The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apperhension; cognition.
Reception
The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
Perception
The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or qualities through the senses; - distinguished from conception.
Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conscious of its own existence.
Reception
(law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
Perception
The quality, state, or capability, of being affected by something external; sensation; sensibility.
This experiment discovereth perception in plants.
Reception
(American football) The act of catching a pass.
Perception
An idea; a notion.
Reception
(linguistics) Reading viewed as the active process of receiving a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps, such as ideation, comprehension, reconstruction, interpretation.
Perception
The representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Reception
The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.
Perception
A way of conceiving something;
Luther had a new perception of the Bible
Reception
The state of being received.
Perception
The process of perceiving
Reception
The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.
What reception a poem may find.
Perception
Knowledge gained by perceiving;
A man admired for the depth of his perception
Reception
Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines of their countries have fallen into as extravagant opinions as even common reception countenanced.
Perception
Becoming aware of something via the senses
Reception
A retaking; a recovery.
Reception
The manner in which something is greeted;
She did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
Reception
A formal party of people; as after a wedding
Reception
Quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
Reception
The act of receiving
Reception
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football;
The tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line
