Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [stim-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
- /ˈstɪ.mjə.ˌle.tə(r)/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [stim-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
Definitions of stimulator word
- verb with object stimulator to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. 1
- verb with object stimulator Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 1
- verb with object stimulator to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor. 1
- verb without object stimulator to act as a stimulus or stimulant. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of stimulator
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, stimulate is from the Latin word stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stimulator
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stimulator popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stimulator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stimulator
Top questions with stimulator
- what is a bone stimulator?
- how to use a gum stimulator?
- how does a bone stimulator work?
- how to use a prostate stimulator?
- how does a muscle stimulator work?
- what does a gum stimulator do?
- how much does spinal cord stimulator surgery cost?
- how to use a muscle stimulator?
- how is a spinal cord stimulator implanted?
- what is a spinal cord stimulator?
- how to use prostate stimulator?
- what is a bone growth stimulator?
- what to expect after spinal cord stimulator surgery?
- what is a stimulator?
- how does a spinal cord stimulator work?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with st
- Words starting with sti
- Words starting with stim
- Words starting with stimu
- Words starting with stimul
- Words starting with stimula
- Words starting with stimulat
- Words starting with stimulato
- Words starting with stimulator