ALL meanings of stimulus
stim·u·lus
S s - noun stimulus sth stimulating action 1
- noun plural stimulus something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: The approval of others is a potent stimulus. 1
- noun plural stimulus Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that excites an organism or part to functional activity. 1
- variable noun stimulus A stimulus is something that encourages activity in people or things. 0
- noun stimulus something that stimulates or acts as an incentive 0
- noun stimulus any drug, agent, electrical impulse, or other factor able to cause a response in an organism 0
- noun stimulus an object or event that is apprehended by the senses 0
- noun stimulus something that rouses or incites to action or increased action; incentive 0
- noun stimulus any action or agent that causes or changes an activity in an organism, organ, or part, as something that excites an end organ, starts a nerve impulse, activates a muscle, etc. 0