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stimulation
stimulant igpadasig (n.)
stimulant igpaikag (n.)
stimulant igpalagsik (n.)
stimulant palagsik (n.)
stimulus padani (n.)


Glosses: (~ related words)
stimulation
n.1. stimulationthe act of arousing an organism to action.
~ arousal, rousingthe act of arousing.; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
~ galvanisation, galvanizationstimulation that arouses a person to lively action.; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team"
n.2. input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulusany stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.
~ informationknowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction.
~ elicitation, evocation, inductionstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors.; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
~ kickthe sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs).; "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
~ turn-onsomething causing excitement or stimulating interest.
~ negative stimulation, turnoffsomething causing antagonism or loss of interest.
~ conditioned stimulusthe stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response.
~ reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it.
~ discriminative stimulus, cuea stimulus that provides information about what to do.
~ positive stimulusa stimulus with desirable consequences.
~ negative stimulusa stimulus with undesirable consequences.
n.3. stimulation(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.).
~ physiologythe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms.
~ activationstimulation of activity in an organism or chemical.
~ galvanisation, galvanizationstimulation with a galvanic current.
~ natural action, natural process, action, activitya process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
n.4. arousal, foreplay, stimulationmutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse.
~ sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practiceactivities associated with sexual intercourse.; "they had sex in the back seat"
~ caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, neckingaffectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).
~ feelmanual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure.; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"