prehension
Example Sentences
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But public ap prehension about the possible dangers of chemical insect killers is now shielding the hungry worms from DDT and other long-lasting poisons.
From Time Magazine Archive
But last week Philadelphia's Dr. William Likoff somberly warned the AHA that the "mild coronary" may have more cause for ap prehension than for gratitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the first section, the animals are furnished with a disk or umbrella of varying shape, which serves as a float, beneath which hang certain processes connected with the functions of prehension and digestion.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 by Chambers, William
It is therefore to be dealt with through right ap- 460:18 prehension of the truth of being.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
No mechanical contrivance has ever been designed that is comparable to the hand in flexibility, deftness, adaptability, or power of prehension.
From The Reconstructed School by Pearson, Francis B.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
