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Definition of prehension in English: prehensionnoun prɪˈhɛnʃ(ə)npriˈhɛn(t)ʃən mass noun1Zoology Psychology
The action of grasping or seizing. 〔动，心理〕握捉，抓住，握住；缠绕；领会，掌握 Example sentencesExamples - In short, grasping food objects and small-diameter supports were probably key factors in the development of primate manual prehension.
- Prey were captured in water using jaw prehension, triggered by visual or tactile information.
- After prey capture is initiated, jaw prehension is used to ingest the prey item.
2Philosophy
An interaction of a subject with an event or entity which involves perception but not necessarily cognition. 〔哲〕把握 Example sentencesExamples - Again, how far down you push a cultural background (or collective prehension) depends upon how far down you are willing to push individual prehension.
- So prehension is a ferment of qualitative valuation which need not necessarily be conscious.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Latin prehensio(n-), from prehendere 'to grasp'. Rhymesabstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension Definition of prehension in US English: prehensionnounprēˈhen(t)SHənpriˈhɛn(t)ʃən 1Psychology Zoology
The action of grasping or seizing. 〔动，心理〕握捉，抓住，握住；缠绕；领会，掌握 Example sentencesExamples - Prey were captured in water using jaw prehension, triggered by visual or tactile information.
- In short, grasping food objects and small-diameter supports were probably key factors in the development of primate manual prehension.
- After prey capture is initiated, jaw prehension is used to ingest the prey item.
2Philosophy
An interaction of a subject with an event or entity which involves perception but not necessarily cognition. 〔哲〕把握 Example sentencesExamples - So prehension is a ferment of qualitative valuation which need not necessarily be conscious.
- Again, how far down you push a cultural background (or collective prehension) depends upon how far down you are willing to push individual prehension.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Latin prehensio(n-), from prehendere ‘to grasp’. |