stimulus
playSimple Definition of stimulus
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: something that causes something else to happen, develop, or become more active
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: something that causes a change or a reaction
Examples of stimulus in a sentence
The pay raise was a stimulus for production.
Heat and light are physical stimuli.
The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell.
Origin and Etymology of stimulus
Latin
First Known Use: 1684
STIMULUS Defined for Kids
stimulus
playDefinition of stimulus for Students
stimuli
\-ˌlī, -ˌlē\1 : something that stirs or urges to action <The reward was a stimulus for greater effort.>
2 : an influence that acts usually from outside the body to partly change bodily activity (as by exciting a receptor or sense organ) <Light, heat, and sound are common physical stimuli.>
Medical Dictionary
stimulus
playMedical Definition of stimulus
stimuli
\-ˌlī, -ˌlē\play play1: stimulant 1
2: an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of living protoplasm (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion) <a visual stimulus>
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