English-Thai Dictionary

stimulus

N ตัวกระตุ้น  สิ่งกระตุ้น  encouragement incentive inducement tua-kra-tuan

 

stimulus

N ยากระตุ้น  bracer tonic ya-kra-tuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STIMULUS

n.[L. This word may be formed on the root of stem, a shoot. ] Literally, a goad; hence, something that rouses from languor; that which excites or increases action in the animal system, as a stimulus in medicine; or that which rouses the mind or spirits; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STIMULUS

Stim "u *lus, n.; pl. Stimuli. Etym: [L., for stigmulus, akin to L.instigare to stimulate. See Instigare, Stick, v. t.]

 

1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action.

 

2. That which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end organ.

 

Note: Of the stimuli applied to the sensory apparatus, physiologists distinguish two kinds: (a ) Homologous stimuli, which act only upon the end organ, and for whose action the sense organs are especially adapted, as the rods and cones of the retina for the vibrations of the either. (b ) Heterologous stimuli, which are mechanical, chemical, electrical, etc. , and act upon the nervous elements of the sensory apparatus along their entire course, producing, for example, the flash of light beheld when the eye is struck. Landois & Stirling.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stimulus

stim u lus |ˈstimyələs ˈstɪmjələs | ▶noun ( pl. stimuli |-ˌlī | ) a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue: areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli. • a thing that rouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive: if the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus to exports. • an interesting and exciting quality: she loved the stimulus of the job. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

stimulus

stimulus |ˈstɪmjʊləs | ▶noun ( pl. stimuli |-lʌɪ, -liː | ) a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue: areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli. • a thing that arouses activity or energy in someone or something; a spur or incentive: if the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus to exports. • [ in sing. ] an interesting and exciting quality: she loved the stimulus of the job. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stimulus

stimulus noun this sports facility has been a stimulus to the economic restoration of our city: spur, stimulant, encouragement, impetus, boost, prompt, prod, incentive, inducement, inspiration; motivation, impulse; informal shot in the arm. ANTONYMS deterrent, discouragement.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stimulus

stimulus noun cheap energy provided a major stimulus to economic development in western Europe: spur, stimulant, encouragement, impetus, boost, prompt, prod, incentive, inducement, inspiration, fillip; motive, motivation, impulse; provocation, goad, incitement; informal shot in the arm, kick up the backside; technical precipitant. ANTONYMS deterrent, discouragement. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS stimulus or stimulant? See stimulant . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Duden Dictionary

Stimulus

Sti mu lus Substantiv, maskulin , der |St i mulus ˈʃt …, ˈst …|der Stimulus; Genitiv: des Stimulus, Plural: die Stimuli lateinisch stimulus, eigentlich = Stachel 1 Psychologie (eine unwillkürliche Reaktion auslösender ) Reiz 2 bildungssprachlich Anreiz etwas ist ein Stimulus für etwas, ein Stimulus , etwas zu tun

 

French Dictionary

stimulus

stimulus ou stimuli n. m. (pl. stimulus ou stimuli ) nom masculin Agent susceptible de provoquer une réaction d ’un organisme. : Des stimulus, des stimuli externes.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stimulus

stim u lus /stɪ́mjələs /→stimulate 名詞 複 -li /-làɪ /1 C U 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…への » 刺激 (物 ); 励み (になるもの ) «to » ▸ a great stimulus to exports 強力な輸出促進策 ▸ receive [get ] a powerful stimulus 強い刺激を受ける ▸ under the stimulus of the war その戦争が刺激となって 2 C 〘生理 心 〙刺激 .3 C 〘医 〙刺激物質 ; 興奮剤 .