stimulation

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noun

1. the act of arousing an organism to action (Freq. 5)
• Derivationally related forms:
stimulate
• Hypernyms:
arousal, rousing
• Hyponyms:
galvanization, galvanisation
2. any stimulating information or event;
acts to arouse action (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
stimulus, stimulant, input
• Derivationally related forms:
stimulate (for: stimulant), stimulate (for: stimulus), stimulate
• Hypernyms:
information
• Hyponyms:
evocation, induction, elicitation, kick, turn-on,
turnoff, negative stimulation, conditioned stimulus, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcement,
discriminative stimulus, cue, positive stimulus, negative stimulus
3. (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
• Topics:
physiology
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
activation, galvanization, galvanisation
4. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
• Syn:
foreplay, arousal
• Hypernyms:
sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
• Hyponyms:
caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing,
necking, petting, smooching, snuggling, feel

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  foreplay, arousal, stimulus, stimulant, input