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perceptual

adj · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛp.tʃ(u)əl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 S EH1 P CH AH0 W AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to perception.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the act of perceiving

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • perceptual stimulus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin perceptus + English -al.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: aisti- — relating to perception
  • Norwegian Bokmål: perseptuell — relating to perception
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: perseptuell — relating to perception
  • Portuguese: perceptual — relating to perception
  • Portuguese: percetual — relating to perception