PERCEPTIBILITY
PERCEPTIBIL'ITY, noun The state or quality of being perceptible; as the perceptibility of light or color.1. Perception. [Less proper.]
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PERCEPTIBLE
PERCEP'TIBLE, adjective [Latin percipio, perceptus.]1. That may be perceived; that may impress the bodily organs; that may come under the cognizance of the senses; as a percepti...
PERCEPTIBLY
PERCEP'TIBLY, adverb In a manner to be perceived.The woman decays perceptibly every week.
PERCEPTION
PERCEP'TION, noun [Latin perceptio. See Perceive.]1. The act of perceiving or of receiving impressions by the senses; or that act or process of the mind which makes known an ext...
PERCEPTIVE
PERCEP'TIVE, adjective Having the faculty of perceiving.
PERCEPTIVITY
PERCEPTIV'ITY, noun The power of perception of thinking.
PERCH
PERCH, noun [Latin perca.] A fish of the genus Perca. This fish has a deep body, very rough scales, an arched back, and prickly dorsal fins.PERCH, noun [Latin pertica.]1. A pole...
PERCHANCE
PERCH'ANCE, adverb [per and chance.] By chance; perhaps.
PERCHERS
PERCH'ERS, noun Paris candles anciently used in England; also, a larger sort of wax candles which were usually set on the altar.
PERCHLORATE
PERCHLO'RATE, noun A compound of perchloric acid with a base.
PERCHLORIC
PERCHLO'RIC, adjectiveperchloric acid is chlorine converted into an acid by combining with a maximum of oxygen.
PERCIPIENT
PERCIP'IENT, adjective [Latin percipiens.] Perceiving; having the faculty of perception. Animals are percipient beings; mere matter is not percipientPERCIP'IENT, noun One that p...
PERCLOSE
PERCLO'SE, noun s as z. Conclusion. [Not used.]
PERCOLATE
PER'COLATE, verb transitive [Latin percolo; per and colo, to strain.] To strain through; to cause to pass through small interstices, as a liquor; to filter.PER'COLATE, verb intr...
PERCOLATED
PER'COLATED, participle passive Filtered; passed through small interstices.
PERCOLATING
PER'COLATING, participle present tense Filtering.
PERCOLATION
PERCOLA'TION, noun The act of straining or filtering; filtration; the act of passing through small interstices, as liquor through felt or a porous stone.Percolation is intended ...
PERCUSS
PERCUSS', verb transitive [Latin percussus, from percutio, to strike.]To strike. [Little used.]
PERCUSSION
PERCUS'SION, noun [Latin percussio.] The act of striking one body against another, with some violence; as the vibrations excited in the air by percussion1. The impression one bo...
PERCUTIENT
PERCU'TIENT, noun [Latin percutiens.] That which strikes, or has power to strike.
PERDIFOIL
PER'DIFOIL, noun [Latin perdo, to lose, and folium, leaf.] A plant that annually loses or drops its leaves; opposed to evergreen.The passion flower of America and the jasmine of...
PERDITION
PERDI'TION, noun [Latin perditio, from perdo, to lose, to ruin.]1. Entire loss or ruin; utter destruction; as the perdition of the Turkish fleet.[In this sense, the word is now ...
PERDU
PERDU'PERDU'E, adverb [Latin perdo.] Close; in concealment.The moderator, out of view,Beneath the desk had lain perdue.PERDU', noun One that is placed on the watch or in ambush....
PERDUE
PERDU'E, adv. [L. perdo.] Close; in concealment.The moderator, out of view, Beneath the desk had lain perdue.
PERDULOUS
PER'DULOUS, adjective [Latin perdo.] Lost; thrown away. [Not used.]
PERDURABLE
PERDU'RABLE, adjective [Latin perduro; per and duro, to last.]Very durable; lasting; continuing long. [Not used.]
PERDURABLY
PERDU'RABLY, adverb Very durably. [Not used.]