Definition of stimulation in US English:
stimulation
nounˌstimyəˈlāSH(ə)nˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
1Encouragement of something to make it develop or become more active.
the stimulation of a revolution in intelligence affairs
the stimulation of a debate about the future of the theater
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- Among its roles are stimulation of scientific research and provision of scientific information to scientists and the general public.
- Research that is genuinely unobtrusive may involve the intentional stimulation of organizational responses.
- The center has as its primary objective the stimulation of intelligent discussion of war/peace issues.
- Tripartitism plays an important role in the stimulation of social justice.
- Strategic team ideology has at its core the notion that the power and expertise of the team is essential to the stimulation of change.
- 1.1 The action of arousing interest, enthusiasm, or excitement.
the child needs plenty of stimulation as bored hands can make mischief
lack of intellectual stimulation
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- The proper instrument for this stimulation was language, and in particular language in performance.
- The 1913 move to Berlin offered greater stimulation, but her initial forays into abstraction may be traced to meeting Jean Arp in Zurich in 1915.
- The culture of music has provided me with hours of artistic stimulation.
- The general awareness of young audiences seeking stimulation has meant a growth in film production and in a media-savvy audience.
- Consistent with the stimulation he found in literature, Bacon frequently compiled handwritten lists of ideas for paintings.
- 1.2 The raising of levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body or any biological system.
stimulation of the vagus nerve slows heart rate
ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization
count noun intense transcutaneous electrical stimulations
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- To get at the mechanism underlying the stimulation, they cloned a zinc transport gene—one of the first such accomplishments achieved with any plant.
- During sleep, the nerves discharge stimulations they accumulated during the day.
- Muscle cells increase in size postnatally, but only in response to adequate nutrition and hormonal stimulation.
- Adrenal responses to stimulation or suppression have been used as a potential indicator of a chronic stressful environment.
- It's important to balance an energetic yellow with a calming blue in order to avoid too much stimulation to the nervous system.