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Meaning of BEHOLDING

Pronunciation:  buh'owlding

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  perception by means of the eyes
 

BEHOLDING is a 9 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: seeing, visual perception
 
 See Also: contrast, face recognition, fusion, object recognition, optical fusion, perception, visual space

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Be*hold"ing\, a.
    Obliged; beholden. [Obs.]
    
          I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend
          father.                                  --Robynson
                                                   (More's
                                                   Utopia).
    
          So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or
          sister's children.                       --Fuller.
    
    
  2. \Be*hold"ing\, n.
    The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. --Shak.
    
    
 

 

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