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/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
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An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an economic stimulus respond to a stimulus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, physiology, psychology, sciences
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A stinging part on the body of a plant or insect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, entomology, natural-sciences
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any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stimulation, stimulant, input
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: information
Narrower terms: evocation, induction, elicitation, kick, turn-on, turnoff, negative stimulation, conditioned stimulus, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcement, discriminative stimulus, cue, positive stimulus, negative stimulus
Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad, prick”).
Across languages
Translations 54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
nxitje
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Armenian :
ազդակ
(azdak)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Bulgarian :
подбуда
(podbuda)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Bulgarian :
подтик
(podtik)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Catalan :
estímul
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Chinese Mandarin :
刺激物
(cìjīwù)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Danish :
stimulans
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Dutch :
prikkel
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Dutch :
stimulus
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Dutch :
stimulans
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Dutch :
incentief
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Finnish :
vaikute
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Finnish :
kannuste
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Finnish :
kiihoke
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Finnish :
ärsyke
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Finnish :
heräte
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Finnish :
stimulus
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
French :
stimulus
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Galician :
estímulo
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
German :
Auslöseimpuls
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Greek :
ερέθισμα
(eréthisma)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Italian :
stimolo
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Japanese :
刺激
(shigeki)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Latin :
stimulus
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Persian :
مُحَرِّک
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Polish :
bodziec
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Portuguese :
estímulo
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Romanian :
stimul
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Russian :
сти́мул
(stímul)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Russian :
побуди́тель
(pobudítelʹ)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Russian :
стимуля́тор
(stimuljátor)
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Spanish :
estímulo
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Spanish :
apetite
— anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
Armenian :
ազդակ
(azdak)
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Bulgarian :
стимул
(stimul)
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Catalan :
estímul
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Czech :
podnět
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Danish :
stimulans
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Dutch :
prikkel
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Dutch :
stimulus
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Dutch :
stimulans
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Dutch :
incentief
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Finnish :
ärsyke
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Finnish :
stimulus
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
German :
Stimulus
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Greek :
ερέθισμα
(eréthisma)
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Hungarian :
inger
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Polish :
bodziec
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Portuguese :
estímulo
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Romanian :
stimul
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Russian :
сти́мул
(stímul)
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Spanish :
estímulo
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Spanish :
apetite
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
Tagalog :
ganyak
— something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response
