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1. (n.) stimulus
something that incites or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.
2. stimulus
something that excites an organism or part to functional activity.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L: a goad, stimulus)
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1. (noun) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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1. (verb) stimulus
a goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action
2. (verb) stimulus
that which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end organ
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Sense: something that causes a reaction in a living thing
Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.
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 Afrikaans: stimulus |
 Arabic: باعِث، دافِع |
 Bulgarian: стимул |
 Brazilian: estímulo |
 Czech: podnět |
 German: der Reiz |
 Danish: stimulus |
 Greek: ερέθισμα |
 Spanish: estímulo |
 Estonian: tõuge, põhjus |
 Farsi: محرك |
 Finnish: ärsyke |
 French: stimulus |
 Hebrew: גִירוּי |
 Hindi: उद्दीपक |
 Croatian: podražaj, stimulans |
 Hungarian: inger |
 Indonesian: perangsang |
 Icelandic: áreiti, erting |
 Italian: stimolo |
 Japanese: 刺激 |
 Korean: 반응을 유발 시키는 것 |
 Lithuanian: stimulas |
 Latvian: stimuls |
 Malay: perangsang |
 Dutch: stimulus |
 Norwegian: spore, stimulans |
 Polish: bodziec |
 Portuguese: estímulo |
 Romanian: stimul |
 Russian: стимул |
 Slovak: podnet |
 Slovenian: dražljaj |
 Serbian: stimulans |
 Swedish: stimulus |
 Thai: ตัวกระตุ้น |
 Turkish: uyarıcı |
 Taiwanese: 促進因素 |
 Ukrainian: збудник, подразник |
 Urdu: ابھارنے والی چیز |
 Vietnamese: tác nhân kích thích |
 Chinese: 促进因素 |
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