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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stim•u•lus /ˈstɪmyələs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -li /-ˌlaɪ/USA pronunciation . - something that stimulates: [countable]Her economic plan calls for a two-part stimulus to the economy.[uncountable]Many of his economic advisers argued against a package of strong stimulus at this time.[countable]Fear or excitement is a stimulus to the adrenal gland to produce adrenalin.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stim•u•lus (stim′yə ləs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (-lī′).USA pronunciation - something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.:The approval of others is a potent stimulus.
- Medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Drugs[Physiol., Med.]something that excites an organism or part to functional activity.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incitement, enticement, motive, provocation.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stimulant.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discouragement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stimulus /ˈstɪmjʊləs/ n ( pl -li / -ˌlaɪ -ˌliː/)- something that stimulates or acts as an incentive
- any drug, agent, electrical impulse, or other factor able to cause a response in an organism
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: a cattle goad |