Stimulation
[ˌstɪmjʊ'leʃn]
Definition
(noun.) the act of arousing an organism to action.
(noun.) any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.
(noun.) (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.).
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Definition
(n.) The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.
(n.) The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation.
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Examples
- His coarse, strong nature craved, and could endure, a continual stimulation, that would have utterly wrecked and crazed a finer one. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The variety of peoples and environments, their contrast with familiar scenes, furnishes infinite stimulation. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Lack of the free and equitable intercourse which springs from a variety of shared interests makes intellectual stimulation unbalanced. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Lavender, which is one part blue and three parts white, would stimulate all three sets of nerves, but with a maximum of stimulation for the blue. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Diversity of stimulation means novelty, and novelty means challenge to thought. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Stimulation and response are exceedingly one-sided. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Equal stimulation of the three sets would give the impression of white. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He felt that his MIND needed acute stimulation, before he could be physically roused. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Indeed, all color sensations are produced by the stimulation of three sets of nerves which are sensitive to the primary colors. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- So in leisure time, there is an imperious demand for their stimulation by any kind of means; gambling, drink, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- At first, there is excessive stimulation and excessive and ill-adapted response. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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