perceptual

[ per-sep-choo-uhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving perception.

Other Words From

• per·ceptu·al·ly adverb
• inter·per·ceptu·al adjective
• inter·per·ceptu·al·ly adverb
• nonper·ceptu·al adjective
• unper·ceptu·al adjective
• unper·ceptu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of perceptual¹

1875–80; percept + -ual, on the model of concept, conceptual

Example Sentences

Typical psychotic-like experiences include perceptual distortions and hallucinations, suspicious paranoid thinking, delusions and bizarre, unusual thoughts.

From Science Daily

But perceptual experience has been a through-line in the region’s contemporary art history, so it’s good to see a festival exhibition focused on Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

“I am not an advocate of blocking your perceptual system, sight and sound for constant surveillance.”

From Los Angeles Times

In this back room’s corners, suspended panels further interrupt the perceptual action — at one moment creating what I swear was a passing lozenge-within-a-disc that looked like the CBS eyeball, a well-known corporate trademark, winking.

From Los Angeles Times

“There does seem to be a perceptual danger for female candidates in engaging directly with these types of comments.”

From BBC