perceptor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perceptor.

Noun

perceptor (plural perceptors)

  1. 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.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From percipiō (seize; conceive; perceive).

Pronunciation

Noun

perceptor m (genitive perceptōris); third declension

  1. a receiver, imbiber

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative perceptor perceptōrēs
Genitive perceptōris perceptōrum
Dative perceptōrī perceptōribus
Accusative perceptōrem perceptōrēs
Ablative perceptōre perceptōribus
Vocative perceptor perceptōrēs

Descendants

  • English: perceptor
  • Italian: percettore
  • Sicilian: pircitturi
  • Spanish: perceptor

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perceptor or French percepteur.

Noun

perceptor m (plural perceptori)

  1. tax collector

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perceptor.

Noun

perceptor m (plural perceptores, feminine perceptora, feminine plural perceptoras)

  1. recipient

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