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The act of gripping something firmly with the hands
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prehension
Word definitions for prehension in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: grasping , taking hold , seizing ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the act of grasping or gripping something, especially with the hands
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prehension \Pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. prehensio; cf. F. pr['e]hension. See Prehensile .] The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "seizure, arrest," from Latin prehensionem (nominative prehensio ), noun of action from past participle stem of prehendere (see prehensile ). Use in philosophy is from 1925.
Usage examples of prehension.
Their ingers touched and their eyes met, hers revealing a dawning cam prehension He clinked her glass with his before turning back to Gustave.
A well-developed tail having been formed in an aquatic animal, it might subsequently come to be worked in for all sorts of purposes, as a fly-flapper, an organ of prehension, or as an aid in turning, as with the dog, though the aid must be slight, for the hare, with hardly any tail, can double quickly enough.
Hers is not a strong or focused talent, and trying for such powerful prehension of the earth debases her to it.
Indeed, he himself was perfectly willing to put the vaguer ap prehensions under that generality.