PREHENSION

n.A taking hold; a seizing; as with the hand or other limb.

PREHENSION

Pre *hen "sion, n. Etym: [L. prehensio; cf. F. préhension. See Prehensile. ]

prehension

pre hen sion |prēˈhenCHən priˈhɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun 1 Zoology & Psychology the action of grasping or seizing. 2 Philosophy an interaction of a subject with an event or entity that involves perception but not necessarily cognition. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin prehensio (n- ), from prehendere ‘to grasp. ’

prehension

pre |hen |sion |prɪˈhɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 Zoology & Psychology the action of grasping or seizing. 2 Philosophy an interaction of a subject with an event or entity which involves perception but not necessarily cognition. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin prehensio (n- ), from prehendere ‘to grasp ’.

préhension

préhension n. f. nom féminin Action de prendre, de saisir un objet. : La main est un remarquable organe de préhension.