Standard Lemma guide

chronoception

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɒnəʊˈsɛpʃn̩/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɹəʊ-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌkɹɑnoʊˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/
  • General-American: /ˌkɹoʊ-/
  • rhymes with -ɛpʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The perception or sense of time; time perception.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From chrono- (prefix meaning ‘time’) + -ception.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إدراك الزمن — perception or sense of time
  • Catalan: percepció del temps — perception or sense of time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 時間知覺 /时间知觉 (shíjiānzhījué) — perception or sense of time
  • Dutch: tijdsperceptie — perception or sense of time
  • Finnish: ajantaju — perception or sense of time
  • Finnish: ajankäsitys — perception or sense of time
  • French: perception du temps — perception or sense of time
  • German: Zeitwahrnehmung — perception or sense of time
  • Hebrew: תפיסת זמן — perception or sense of time
  • Hungarian: időérzékelés — perception or sense of time
  • Italian: percezione del tempo — perception or sense of time
  • Japanese: 時間知覚 (jikanchikaku) — perception or sense of time
  • Korean: 시간 지각 — perception or sense of time
  • Macedonian: восприе́мање на вре́мето (vospriémanje na vrémeto) — perception or sense of time
  • Persian: ادراک زمان — perception or sense of time
  • Polish: percepcja czasu — perception or sense of time
  • Portuguese: percepção temporal — perception or sense of time
  • Russian: восприя́тие вре́мени (vosprijátije vrémeni) — perception or sense of time
  • Turkish: zaman algısı — perception or sense of time
  • Ukrainian: сприйняття́ часу (spryjnjattjá času) — perception or sense of time
  • Welsh: canfod amser — perception or sense of time
  • Welsh: canfyddiad amser — perception or sense of time