STIMULUS


Meaning of STIMULUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstim-yə-ləs ]

noun

( plural stim·u·li -ˌlī, -ˌlē)

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1684

: something that rouses or incites to activity: as

a. : incentive

b. : stimulant 1

c. : an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion)

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