Words · Common
recognition
/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/ · 11 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- noun
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
- noun
approval
give her recognition for trying
- noun
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
a growing realization of the risk involved
- noun
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities