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- Dictionarystimulus/ˈstɪmjʊləs/
noun
- 1. a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue: "areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli"
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something that causes part of the body to react: The tip of the tongue is sensitive to salt and sweet stimuli and the back of the tongue is sensitive to bitter stimuli. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Encouraging and urging on. abet. barrack for someone. bread. bring someone out. cultivate. get in there!idiom. get out of here!idiom.
The meaning of STIMULUS is something that rouses or incites to activity. How to use stimulus in a sentence.
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.
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]
A stimulus causes an action or response, like the ringing of your alarm clock if you didn't sleep through it. Stimulus is a word often used in biology — something that causes a reaction in an organ or cell, for example.
STIMULUS meaning: 1. something that causes growth or activity: 2. something that causes part of the body to react…. Learn more.
A stimulus is something that encourages activity in people or things. Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the U.S. economy. We adapt ourselves to our environment and to external stimuli.
STIMULUS definition: something that makes something else happen, grow, or develop more: . Learn more.
Definition of stimulus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Any action or agent that causes or changes an activity in an organism, organ, or part, as something that excites an end organ, starts a nerve impulse, or activates a muscle. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something that rouses or incites to action or increased action; incentive. Webster's New World.
