stimulus

stim·u·lus  (stmy-ls)

n. pl. stim·u·li (-l)

1. Something causing or regarded as causing a response.

2. An agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a physiological or psychological activity or response.

3. Something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive: "Works which were in themselves poor have often proved a stimulus to the imagination" (W.H. Auden).

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[Latin, goad.]

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stimulus [ˈstɪmjʊləs]

n pl -li [-ˌlaɪ -ˌliː]

1. something that stimulates or acts as an incentive

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) any drug, agent, electrical impulse, or other factor able to cause a response in an organism

3. (Psychology) an object or event that is apprehended by the senses

4. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Med a former name for stimulant

[from Latin: a cattle goad]

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stimulus  (stmy-ls)

Plural stimuli (stmy-l)

1. Physiology Something that can elicit or evoke a physiological response in a cell, a tissue, or an organism. A stimulus can be internal or external. Sense organs, such as the ear, and sensory receptors, such as those in the skin, are sensitive to external stimuli such as sound and touch.

2. Something that has an impact or an effect on an organism so that its behavior is modified in a detectable way. See more at classical conditioning.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stimulus - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action stimulant, stimulation, input information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it discriminative stimulus, cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences

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stimulus

noun incentive, spur, encouragement, impetus, provocation, inducement, goad, incitement, fillip, shot in the arm (informal), clarion call, geeing-up Falling interest rates could be a stimulus to the economy.

Translations

stimulus [ˈstɪmjʊləs] N (stimuli (pl)) [ˈstɪmjʊlaɪ] → estímulo m, incentivo m

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stimulus [ˈstɪmjʊləs] [stimuli] [ˈstɪmjʊlaɪ] (pl) n

(= encouragement) → stimulant m

(PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY) → stimulus m

(BIOLOGY) → stimulus m

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stimulus

n pl <stimuli> → Anreiz m, → Ansporn m; (= inspiration) → Anregung f, → Stimulus m; (Physiol) → Reiz m; (Psych) → Stimulus m; it gave the trade new stimulus → das hat dem Handel neuen Aufschwung gegeben

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stimulus [ˈstɪmjʊləs] n (stimuli (pl)) [ˈstɪmjʊlaɪ] → stimolo
it gave trade a new stimulus → ha dato un nuovo impulso al commercio
under the stimulus of → stimolato/a da

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stimulus [ˈstɪmjʊləs] n (stimuli (pl)) [ˈstɪmjʊlaɪ] → stimolo
it gave trade a new stimulus → ha dato un nuovo impulso al commercio
under the stimulus of → stimolato/a da

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stimulus

n stimulus [ˈstimjuləs]

1 something that causes a reaction in a living thing Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open. stimulus باعِث، دافِع стимул podnět stimulus der Reiz ερέθισμα estímulo tõuge, põhjus محرك ärsyke stimulus גִירוּי उद्दीपक podražaj, stimulans inger perangsang áreiti, erting stimolo 刺激 반응을 유발 시키는 것 stimulas stimuls perangsang stimulus spore, stimulans bodziec estímulo stimul стимул podnet dražljaj stimulans stimulus ตัวกระตุ้น uyarıcı 促進因素 збудник, подразник ابھارنے والی چیز tác nhân kích thích 促进因素

2 something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school. stimulus مُثير، حافِز подтик hnací síla motivation der Anreiz κίνητρο, έναυσμα estímulo stiimul مشوق virike stimulation תַמרִיץ प्रेरक pobuda, poticaj ösztönzés rangsangan örvun, hvatning; drifkraftur stimolo 刺激 자극, 격려 paskata, akstinas stimuls; pamudinājums rangsangan stimulans insitament, stimulering bodziec, zachęta estímulo stimulent стимул hnacia sila, stimul spodbuda stimulans sporre, drivjäder สิ่งกระตุ้น uyarım, teşvik 促進，刺激 стимул, спонука ترغیب آفریں sự khuyến khích 促进，刺激