"excitation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-excitation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: excitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Old French excitation, from Latin excitatio. Morphologically excite + -ation Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|excitation}} Old French excitation, {{der|en|la|excitatio}} Latin excitatio, {{suffix|en|excite|ation|nocat=1}} excite + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} excitation (countable and uncountable, plural excitations)
  1. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-excitation-en-noun-vpzu~QnU
  2. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced): উত্তেজনা (uttejona) (Bengali), възбуждане (vǎzbuždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 刺激 (cìjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 激动 (jīdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 兴奋 (xīngfèn) (Chinese Mandarin), prikkeling [feminine] (Dutch), opwekking [feminine] (Dutch), aansporing [feminine] (Dutch), excitatie [feminine] (Dutch), excitation (French), excitación [feminine] (Galician), relouco [masculine] (Galician), התרגשות (hitragshut) (Hebrew), spreagadh [masculine] (Irish), eccitazione [feminine] (Italian), excitação [feminine] (Portuguese), excitare [feminine] (Romanian), стимуля́ция (stimuljácija) [feminine] (Russian), возбужде́ние (vozbuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), stimulering [common-gender] (Swedish), tahrik (Turkish), uyarım (Turkish), збу́дження (zbúdžennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-excitation-en-noun-dYTPwg7O Disambiguation of 'the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced': 7 83 5 6
  3. (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physiology Translations ((physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation): възбуда (vǎzbuda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 兴奋 (xīngfèn) (Chinese Mandarin), Erregung [feminine] (German), estímulo [masculine] (Portuguese), возбужде́ние (vozbuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), uyarılma (Turkish), uyartı (Turkish), збу́дження (zbúdžennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-excitation-en-noun-r9mXJEVJ Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of '(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation': 8 6 69 18
  4. (physics) A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations ((physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy): възбуждане (vǎzbuždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 激发 (jīfā) (Chinese Mandarin), Anregung [feminine] (German), Erregung [feminine] (German), برانگیختگی (barângixtegi) (Persian), wzbudzenie [neuter] (Polish), excitação [feminine] (Portuguese), возбужде́ние (vozbuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), tahrik (Turkish), uyartı (Turkish), збу́дження (zbúdžennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-excitation-en-noun-I7bzDdvr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 7 21 48 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of '(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy': 9 4 10 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de-excitation, excitation energy, excitation function, self-excitation

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-excitation.wav Forms: excitations [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} excitation f (plural excitations)
  1. excitement Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-excitation-fr-noun-gPWEZIWq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "uttejona",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "উত্তেজনা"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "vǎzbuždane",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "刺激"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "jīdòng",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "激动"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīngfèn",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aansporing"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "excitation"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excitación"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "relouco"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitragshut",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "התרגשות"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spreagadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eccitazione"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excitação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excitare"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stimuljácija",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "стимуля́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždénije",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возбужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stimulering"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "tahrik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "word": "uyarım"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbúdžennja",
      "sense": "the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "збу́дження"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "vǎzbuda",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "възбуда"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīngfèn",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
      "word": "兴奋"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erregung"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возбужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
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    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
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    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbúdžennja",
      "sense": "(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "збу́дження"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzbuždane",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "възбуждане"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīfā",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "word": "激发"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erregung"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "barângixtegi",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "word": "برانگیختگی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wzbudzenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excitação"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždénije",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возбужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "word": "tahrik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "word": "uyartı"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zbúdžennja",
      "sense": "(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "збу́дження"
    }
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}

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