noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pushing or goading toward action. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse wordnet
3. 3
   Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the act of arousing an organism to action wordnet
5. 5
   An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action wordnet
7. 7
   (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) wordnet

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Example

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"Just as the body needs exercise, so the mind needs stimulation to stay healthy."

Etymology

From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion.

Related phrases

co-stimulationdeep brain stimulationdigital stimulationinterferential stimulationself-stimulationtranscranial direct current stimulation

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