habituation

[ huh-bich-oo-ey-shuhn ]

/ həˌbɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of habituating.

the condition of being habituated.

physiological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, short of addiction.

reduction of psychological or behavioral response occurring when a specific stimulus occurs repeatedly.

Origin of habituation

1400–50; late Middle English. See habituate, -ion

Words nearby habituation

habit-forming, habit spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitué, habitus, haboob, Habsburg

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Example sentences from the Web for habituation

Now that we have shown the results of habituation let us consider additional illustrations.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle
Other things being equal, the longer and more unbroken the habituation, the more legitimate is the canon of taste in question.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen
The operations in arithmetic illustrate most of the results of habituation.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle
It introduces the conceptions of fatigue, practice, and habituation.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey

How indeed could a sickness, become a habituation, or be a reason?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for habituation

habituation

/ (həˌbɪtjʊˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of habituating

psychol the temporary waning of an innate response that occurs when it is elicited many times in successionCompare extinction (def. 6)

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Medical definitions for habituation

habituation

[ hə-bĭch′ōō-ā′shən ]

n.

The process of habituating or the state of being habituated.

Physiological tolerance to a drug resulting from repeated use.

Psychological dependence on a drug.

The decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Scientific definitions for habituation

habituation

[ hə-bĭch′ōō-ā′shən ]

The gradual decline of a response to a stimulus resulting from repeated exposure to the stimulus.

Physiological tolerance for a drug resulting from repeated use.

Psychological dependence on a drug resulting from repeated use.

单词	habituation
释义	habituation [ huh-bich-oo-ey-shuhn ] / həˌbɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR habituation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of habituating. the condition of being habituated. physiological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, short of addiction. reduction of psychological or behavioral response occurring when a specific stimulus occurs repeatedly. Origin of habituation 1400–50; late Middle English. See habituate, -ion Words nearby habituation habit-forming, habit spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitué, habitus, haboob, Habsburg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for habituation Now that we have shown the results of habituation let us consider additional illustrations. The Science of Human Nature\|William Henry Pyle Other things being equal, the longer and more unbroken the habituation, the more legitimate is the canon of taste in question. The Theory of the Leisure Class\|Thorstein Veblen The operations in arithmetic illustrate most of the results of habituation. The Science of Human Nature\|William Henry Pyle It introduces the conceptions of fatigue, practice, and habituation. Essays in Experimental Logic\|John Dewey How indeed could a sickness, become a habituation, or be a reason? Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3\|Plotinos (Plotinus) British Dictionary definitions for habituation habituation / (həˌbɪtjʊˈeɪʃən) / noun the act or process of habituating psychol the temporary waning of an innate response that occurs when it is elicited many times in successionCompare extinction (def. 6) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to habituation repetition, frequency, reiteration, acclimatization, acculturation, nationalization, rooting, conditioning, correspondence, compliance, agreement, naturalization, familiarization, return, regularity, repetitiveness, intermittence, reappearance, iteration, accustoming Medical definitions for habituation habituation [ hə-bĭch′ōō-ā′shən ] n. The process of habituating or the state of being habituated. Physiological tolerance to a drug resulting from repeated use. Psychological dependence on a drug. The decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for habituation habituation [ hə-bĭch′ōō-ā′shən ] The gradual decline of a response to a stimulus resulting from repeated exposure to the stimulus. Physiological tolerance for a drug resulting from repeated use. Psychological dependence on a drug resulting from repeated use. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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habituation

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