recognition

noun

1. 1

   designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

   he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman

2. 2

   the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

   a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces

   experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer

3. 3

   coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

   a growing realization of the risk involved

   a sudden recognition of the problem he faced

4. 4

   an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

   the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States

5. 5

   approval

   give her recognition for trying

   he was given credit for his work

6. 6

   the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

   territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991

7. 7

   (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

8. 8

   the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

   the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work

   she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own