preensão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prehensiō. Doublet of prisão.

Noun

preensão f (plural preensões)

  1. (physiology) grip; prehension (the ability to hold things with one’s hand)

Alternative forms
  • prehensão (obsolete)

Further reading
  • “preensão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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