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perceptual

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛp.tʃ(u)əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
per-cep-tu-al
IPA
/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛp.tʃ(u)əl/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to perception.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin perceptus + English -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛp.tʃ(u)əl/

Inflected Forms

more perceptual (comparative) most perceptual (superlative)

Derived Forms

extraperceptual interperceptual intraperceptual metaperceptual nonperceptual perceptuality perceptualize perceptually perceptualness postperceptual psychoperceptual sensoriperceptual

Phrases

perceptual blindness perceptual control theory perceptual set

Questions

How do you pronounce perceptual?
The recorded pronunciation is /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛp.tʃ(u)əl/.
What does perceptual mean?
Relating to perception.
Where does perceptual come from?
From Latin perceptus + English -al.

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