D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Prehension

· Pre·hen·sion · IPA /prɪˈhɛnʃən/
01 n. The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.
  1. 1.
    The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.