"stimulus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stimulus.wav Forms: stimuluses [plural], stimuli [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad, prick”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|stimulus||goad, prick}} Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad, prick”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|stimuli}} stimulus (plural stimuluses or stimuli)
  1. An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour. Categories (topical): Systems theory Synonyms (anything that may have an impact or influence): influence, impetus, impulse, spur Translations (anything that may have an impact or influence on a system): nxitje (Albanian), ազդակ (azdak) (Armenian), подбуда (podbuda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), подтик (podtik) (Bulgarian), estímul [masculine] (Catalan), 刺激物 (cìjīwù) (Chinese Mandarin), stimulans [common-gender] (Danish), prikkel [masculine] (Dutch), stimulus [masculine] (Dutch), stimulans [masculine] (Dutch), incentief [neuter] (Dutch), vaikute (Finnish), kannuste (Finnish), kiihoke (Finnish), ärsyke (Finnish), heräte (Finnish), stimulus [scientific, sciences] (Finnish), stimulus [masculine] (French), estímulo [masculine] (Galician), Auslöseimpuls [masculine] (German), ερέθισμα (eréthisma) [neuter] (Greek), stimolo (Italian), 刺激 (shigeki) (alt: しげき) (Japanese), stimulus [masculine] (Latin), مُحَرِّک (Persian), bodziec [masculine] (Polish), estímulo [masculine] (Portuguese), stimul [masculine] (Romanian), сти́мул (stímul) [masculine] (Russian), побуди́тель (pobudítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), стимуля́тор (stimuljátor) [masculine] (Russian), estímulo [masculine] (Spanish), apetite [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses. Categories (topical): Medicine, Physiology, Psychology Translations (something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response): ազդակ (azdak) (Armenian), стимул (stimul) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estímul [masculine] (Catalan), podnět [masculine] (Czech), stimulans [common-gender] (Danish), prikkel [masculine] (Dutch), stimulus [masculine] (Dutch), stimulans [masculine] (Dutch), incentief [neuter] (Dutch), ärsyke (Finnish), stimulus [scientific, sciences] (Finnish), Stimulus [masculine] (German), ερέθισμα (eréthisma) [neuter] (Greek), inger (Hungarian), bodziec [masculine] (Polish), estímulo [masculine] (Portuguese), stimul [masculine] (Romanian), сти́мул (stímul) [masculine] (Russian), estímulo [masculine] (Spanish), apetite [masculine] (Spanish), ganyak (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-stimulus-en-noun--88F5coM Topics: human-sciences, medicine, physiology, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response': 18 79 4
  3. (botany, entomology) A stinging part on the body of a plant or insect. Categories (topical): Botany, Entomology
    Sense id: en-stimulus-en-noun-DsjK6lcu Topics: biology, botany, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stimulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Auslöseimpuls"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eréthisma",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ερέθισμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "word": "stimolo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しげき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shigeki",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "word": "刺激"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stimulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "word": "مُحَرِّک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bodziec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stimul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stímul",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́мул"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pobudítelʹ",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "побуди́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stimuljátor",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стимуля́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anything that may have an impact or influence on a system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apetite"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "azdak",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "word": "ազդակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "stimul",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стимул"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímul"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "podnět"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stimulans"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prikkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stimulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stimulans"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "incentief"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "word": "ärsyke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "topics": [
        "scientific",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "stimulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stimulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eréthisma",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ερέθισμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "word": "inger"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bodziec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stimul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stímul",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́мул"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estímulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apetite"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response",
      "word": "ganyak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stimulus"
}

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