perceptual

adjective

per·​cep·​tu·​al (ˌ)pər-ˈsep-chə-wəl 

-chəl,

-shwəl

: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience

perceptually adverb

Examples of perceptual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her consciousness is recorded like an additional probe stuck out in the world to gather perceptual information, deepening their own. —Ellyn Gaydos august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025

Helping Whales Avoid Harm This is a perceptual model of how both a baitball and gillnet might appear to a humpback whale over different distances. —Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025

Our team then looked at perceptual maps and vector message modeling by levels of mistrust. —Sarah Bauerle Bass, The Conversation, 23 June 2025

Both songs lean into the themes of perceptual distortion that Halsey explored across the album. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

percept + -ual (as in conceptual)

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

perceptual

adjective

per·​cep·​tu·​al (ˌ)pər-ˈsep-chə(-wə)l, -ˈsepsh-wəl 

: of, relating to, or involving perception especially in relation to immediate sensory experience

auditory perceptual deficits

perceptually

-ē 

adverb