n.
   - the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. ▸the state of being or process of becoming aware of something in such a way. 
- a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something. ▸intuitive understanding and insight. 
- Psychology  & Zoology  the neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli.
Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from L. perceptio(n-), from percipere (see perceive).