The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter
of tempests before the air here below.
Bacon.
Syn. -- To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know; understand.
-- To Perceive, Discern. To perceive a thing is to apprehend it as
presented to the senses or the intellect; to discern is to mark
differences, or to see a thing as distinguished from others around it.
We may perceive two persons afar off without being able to discern
whether they are men or women. Hence, discern is often used of an act
of the senses or the mind involving close, discriminating, analytical
attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious; we discern that
which requires much attention to get an idea of it. "We perceive light,
darkness, colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern
characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of actions, etc."
Crabb.
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Per*ceiv"er (?), n. One who perceives (in any of the senses of the
verb). Milton.
Perce"ly (?), n. Parsley. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Per*cent"age (?), n. [Per cent + -age, as in average. See Per, and
Cent.] (Com.) A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of
interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.
Per"cept (?), n. [From L. percipere, perceptum.] That which is
perceived. Sir W. Hamilton.
The modern discussion between percept and concept, the one
sensuous, the other intellectual.
Max M¸ller.
Per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. perceptibilitÈ.] 1. The quality or
state of being perceptible; as, the perceptibility of light or color.