prehension : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prehension	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prehension
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prehension n the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) Synonym(s): grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prehension \Pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. prehensio; cf. F. pr[82]hension. See {Prehensile}.] The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.