capable of perceiving

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• chemosensitive — Capable of perceiving changes in the chemical composition of the environment, e.g., changes in the oxygen and carbon dioxide content of the blood. * * * che·mo·sen·si·tive (ke″mo senґsĭ tiv) sensitive to changes in chemical composition …   Medical dictionary

• leading tone — Sensible Sen si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sensible — Sen si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or understanding;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sensible horizon — Sensible Sen si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sensible note — Sensible Sen si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sensible tone — Sensible Sen si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus sense.] 1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hear — hearable, adj. hearer, n. /hear/, v., heard /herrd/, hearing. v.t. 1. to perceive by the ear: Didn t you hear the doorbell? 2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news. 3. to listen to; give or pay attention to: They… …   Universalium

• Neonatal perception — is the study of the extent of somatosensory and other perceptual systems during pregnancy. In practical terms, this means the study of fetuses; none of the accepted indicators of perception are present in embryos. Contents 1 Medical studies and… …   Wikipedia

• Thomas Aquinas — Brian Davies OP Thomas Aquinas, son of Landulf d’Aquino and his wife Theodora, was born sometime between 1224 and 1226 in what was then the Kingdom of Naples.1 After a childhood education at the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino, he studied… …   History of philosophy

• percipient — percipience, percipiency, n. /peuhr sip ee euhnt/, adj. 1. perceiving or capable of perceiving. 2. having perception; discerning; discriminating: a percipient choice of wines. n. 3. a person or thing that perceives. [1655 65; < L percipient (s.… …   Universalium

• hear — [[t]hɪər[/t]] v. heard(hûrd), hear•ing. 1) phl to perceive by the ear: to hear noises[/ex] 2) to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news[/ex] 3) to listen to; give or pay attention to 4) to be among the audience at or of… …   From formal English to slang