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perceptor

perceptor noun: that which perceives.

Noun

perceptor (plural perceptors)

  1. That which perceives.
    • Only by deliberate effort of will, only by deliberately jamming his perceptor set, could he turn them off […]1967, Scott Symons, Combat Journal of Place D'Armes: A Personal Narrative
    • […] secondary energy (e.g., sound, chemical, mechanical) excites the energy of the perceptor cells before sensation can occur.2002, The Journal of Orgonomy, Volume 36, Issue 1

Forms of perceptor

pluralperceptors

Origin of perceptor

Borrowed from Latin perceptor.

Words formed from perceptor

Questions about perceptor

What does perceptor mean?
Perceptor means that which perceives.
What part of speech is perceptor?
Perceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of perceptor?
The plural of perceptor is perceptors.

Words near perceptor in the dictionary

  1. perceptiveness
  2. perceptives
  3. perceptivities
  4. perceptivity
  5. perceptomotor
  6. perceptor
  7. perceptors
  8. perceptron
  9. perceptronic
  10. perceptronium
  11. perceptrons

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