prehension

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
2. (countable, uncountable) According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.

Synonyms

taking hold

seizing

grasping

arrestment

capture

catch

grab

infection

seizure

transmission

adhesion

conception

apprehension

arrest

Translations

préhension

σύλληψη

مسْك

αρπαγή

πιάσιμο

comprensione

prensione

presa

preensão

comprensión

aprehensión

prensión

anlayış

kavrayış

tutma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/prɪˈhɛnʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison.