Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prehension"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prehension
n : the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: {grasping},
{taking hold}, {seizing}]
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