stim·u·lus

(stĭm′yə-ləs)

n. pl. stim·u·li (-lī′)

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.

a. 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).

b. Government spending designed to generate or increase economic activity.

[Latin, goad.]

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stimulus

(ˈstɪmjʊləs)

n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ; -ˌliː)

1. something that stimulates or acts as an incentive

2. (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. (Pharmacology) med a former name for stimulant

[C17: from Latin: a cattle goad]

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stim•u•lus

(ˈstɪm yə ləs)

n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ)

1. something that incites or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.

2. something that excites an organism or part to functional activity.

[1605–15; < Latin: a goad, stimulus]

stim·u·lus

(stĭm′yə-ləs)

Plural stimuli (stĭm′yə-lī′)

Something that causes a response in a body part or organism. A stimulus may 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.

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stimulus

Any change that evokes a response from an organism.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

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.

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stimulus

noun

1. Something that causes and encourages a given response:

encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator.

2. Something that incites especially a violent response:

goad, incitation, incitement, instigation, provocation, trigger.

Translations

باعِث، دافِعمُثير، حافِز

hnací sílapodnět

motivationstimulus

Reiz Anreiz

ερέθισμα

estímulo

stimulus incitation stimulation

inger

áreiti, ertingörvun, hvatning; drifkraftur

stimolo

pamudinājumsstimuls

insitament stimulans

hnacia sila

促进促进因素刺激

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

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

stimulus

(ˈstimjuləs) – plural ˈstimuli (-liː) – noun

1. something that causes a reaction in a living thing. Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.

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.

stim·u·lus

n. estímulo, cualquier agente o factor que produce una reacción;

conditioned ___ → ___ condicionado;

subliminal ___ → ___ sublimado.

stimulus

n (pl -li) estímulo