prehension.
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
Meaning & usage
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison.
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