Associations to the word «Prehension»

Wiktionary

PREHENSION, noun. The act of grasping or gripping something, especially with the hands

Dictionary definition

PREHENSION, noun. The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke