stimulation
English
Etymology
From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /stɪm.jʉːˈlæɪ.ʃən/
Noun
stimulation (countable and uncountable, plural stimulations)
- A pushing or goading toward action. [from 16th c.]
- (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. [from 18th c.]
- An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.
Derived terms
- acustimulation
- allostimulation
- angiostimulation
- autostimulation
- biostimulation
- bronchostimulation
- cardiostimulation
- contrastimulation
- co-stimulation
- counterstimulation
- cryostimulation
- deep brain stimulation
- destimulation
- digital stimulation
- electrostimulation
- extrastimulation
- gravistimulation
- hyperstimulation
- immunostimulation
- interferential stimulation
- interstimulation
- macrostimulation
- magnetostimulation
- mechanostimulation
- microstimulation
- myostimulation
- nanostimulation
- neurostimulation
- nonstimulation
- optostimulation
- osteostimulation
- overstimulation
- phagostimulation
- pharmacostimulation
- photostimulation
- phytostimulation
- pneumostimulation
- poststimulation
- prestimulation
- psychostimulation
- restimulation
- self-stimulation
- superstimulation
- thermostimulation
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- understimulation
- vasostimulation
- vibrostimulation
Related terms
Translations
pushing or goading toward action
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activity causing excitement or pleasure
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biology: action or condition that creates a response
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References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Stimulation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 965.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Latin stimulātiō
Noun
stimulation c (singular definite stimulationen, plural indefinite stimulationer)
- stimulation
- Synonyms: stimulering, pirring
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stimulation | stimulationen | stimulationer | stimulationerne |
genitive | stimulations | stimulationens | stimulationers | stimulationernes |
Further reading
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French, from Latin stimulātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sti.my.la.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
stimulation f (plural stimulations)
Related terms
Further reading
- “stimulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.