perceptor
English
Noun
perceptor (plural perceptors)
- That which perceives.
- 1967, Scott Symons, Combat Journal of Place D'Armes: A Personal Narrative
- Only by deliberate effort of will, only by deliberately jamming his perceptor set, could he turn them off […]
- 2002, The Journal of Orgonomy, Volume 36, Issue 1
- […] secondary energy (e.g., sound, chemical, mechanical) excites the energy of the perceptor cells before sensation can occur.
- 1967, Scott Symons, Combat Journal of Place D'Armes: A Personal Narrative
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Latin
Etymology
From percipiō (“seize; conceive; perceive”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈkep.tor/, [pɛrˈkɛp.tɔr]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | perceptor | perceptōrēs |
Genitive | perceptōris | perceptōrum |
Dative | perceptōrī | perceptōribus |
Accusative | perceptōrem | perceptōrēs |
Ablative | perceptōre | perceptōribus |
Vocative | perceptor | perceptōrēs |
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Descendants
- English: perceptor
- Italian: percettore
- Spanish: perceptor
References
- perceptor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perceptor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- perceptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
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