stimulation

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #18212

Meanings

1

noun
The act of encouraging activity, interest, or growth.

Babies need plenty of stimulation to develop their minds.
2

noun
Something that creates a response in the senses or the body.

The bright lights and loud music gave too much stimulation.
3

noun
The effect produced when a nerve or organ is made active.

Electrical stimulation of the muscle made it twitch.

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Synonyms

2 noun · something that creates a... input stimulus

Word family

Forms stimulations

Derived forms acustimulationallostimulationangiostimulationautostimulationbiostimulationbronchostimulationcardiostimulationco-stimulationcontrastimulationcounterstimulationcryostimulationdestimulation

Related forms stimulate stimulator stimulatory stimulus

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Phrases (1)

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sympathetic stimulation
activation of the part of the nervous system that prepares the body for action

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion.

stimulātiō Latin

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# stimulation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 18212

## Meanings
1. The act of encouraging activity, interest, or growth.
2. Something that creates a response in the senses or the body.
3. The effect produced when a nerve or organ is made active.

## Examples
- Babies need plenty of stimulation to develop their minds.
- The bright lights and loud music gave too much stimulation.
- Electrical stimulation of the muscle made it twitch.

## Derived Forms
- acustimulation
- allostimulation
- angiostimulation
- autostimulation
- biostimulation
- bronchostimulation
- cardiostimulation
- co-stimulation
- contrastimulation
- counterstimulation
- cryostimulation
- destimulation

## Related Forms
- stimulate
- stimulator
- stimulatory
- stimulus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stimulātiō

## Etymology
From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Stimulation is from Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion. In present-day use, it can mean the act of encouraging activity, interest, or growth, or something that creates a response in the senses or the body. Derived formations include acustimulation, allostimulation, angiostimulation, autostimulation, biostimulation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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