stimulus

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/

Noun

stimulus (plural stimuluses or stimuli)

1. Any external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon.

   an economic stimulus

2. (physiology) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response.
3. (psychology) Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal and external to the body.
4. Anything that induces a person to take action.

Synonyms

• (anything that may have an impact or influence) influence
• (anything that induces a person to take action) impetus, impulse, spur

Translations

• French: stimulus
• German: Auslöseimpuls
• Portuguese: estímulo
• Russian: сти́мул

Translations

• German: Stimulus
• Portuguese: estímulo
• Russian: сти́мул
• Spanish: estímulo

Translations

• German: Stimulus
• Portuguese: estímulo
• Spanish: estímulo

Translations

• German: Auslöseimpuls
• Portuguese: estímulo
• Spanish: estímulo

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