prehension

noun

Definition of prehensionnext
as in comprehension

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Recent Examples of prehension Of these, the grasping, which will progressively disappear as voluntary prehension emerges around the age of 4–5 months, is of great interest. — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2011 Prehension was seen as a key development for the USC/Belgrade Hand. — Jose Fermoso, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehension
  1. comprehension
  2. conception
  3. perception
  4. understanding
  5. knowledge
  6. grasp
  7. apprehension
Noun
  • In the view of the writer Amitav Ghosh, one subject especially threatens to elude fiction’s comprehension.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Research from Anthropic suggests that AI can improve task completion speed, but overreliance may reduce comprehension and retention.
    — Ryan McMillen, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of comprehension
Noun
  • But Damon lacks the gravitas that might give this role, this conception, a tragic cast.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
  • The actor whose performance is most closely bound to Nolan’s conception of the character is Matt Damon, as Odysseus.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Definition of conception
Noun
  • These attacks have helped alter the perception of the war inside Russia and among the outside world.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • The diseases that cause dementia can impair brain circuits involved in impulse control and threat perception, raising the risk of aggressive behavior.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of perception
Noun
  • In highly specialized environments, success depends on deep contextual understanding, not broad knowledge.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • There is an understanding within the club about the anxiety caused by that first batch of emails, which were received out of the blue.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of understanding
Noun
  • In other words, the knowledge and the connections that De la Fuente has built up over time.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • In part, because of the safety-critical and specific knowledge needed to keep thousands of planes on track every day, airlines don’t often hire from other industries, especially at the top.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of knowledge
Noun
  • And as Dimon put it, give young people hope that the American Dream might be back in their grasp.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The collaboration builds on several NVIDIA resources already available through LeRobot, including an open-source physical AI dataset containing more than 350,000 real and simulated robot trajectories and 57 million grasp examples.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Definition of grasp
Noun
  • Americans’ apprehension about artificial intelligence isn’t stopping them from using it at work.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Gulf states are looking on with growing apprehension as the conflict between Iran and the US escalates again.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of apprehension

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