(8)S: (n) recognition#2 (recognition%1:09:00::), identification#4 (identification%1:09:00::) (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"
(1)S: (n) recognition#3 (recognition%1:10:00::), credit#1 (credit%1:10:00::) (approval) "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
(1)S: (n) realization#1 (realization%1:09:00::), realisation#2 (realisation%1:09:00::), recognition#4 (recognition%1:09:02::) (coming to understand something clearly and distinctly) "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
S: (n) recognition#5 (recognition%1:19:00::) ((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"
S: (n) recognition#6 (recognition%1:10:01::) (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"
S: (n) entity#1 (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S: (n) recognition#7 (recognition%1:09:01::) (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"
S: (n) recognition#8 (recognition%1:04:00::) (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"