"excitation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-excitation.wav Forms: excitations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English excitacion, excitacioun, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitatio. Morphologically excite + -ation Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|excitacion}} Middle English excitacion, {{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 81 4 7
  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': 7 7 74 13
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 9 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 9 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 9 9 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 8 8 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 29 11 9 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 11 10 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 10 11 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 10 11 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 30 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 9 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 30 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 9 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 9 14 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 29 11 9 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 11 14 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 9 10 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 30 11 9 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 30 11 9 50 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': 12 5 5 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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