reinforcement
IPA: riɪnfˈɔrsmʌnt
noun
- (uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
- (countable) A thing that reinforces.
- (in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
- (uncountable, behavioral psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.
- A small round white sticker placed around a punched hole in a piece of paper to prevent the binder's rings from tearing through the paper.
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Examples of "reinforcement" in Sentences
- Notice the reinforcement in the front.
- It was the last true reinforcement of the ramparts.
- The reinforcement material is embedded into the matrix.
- It also fought for the reinforcement of the democratic institutions.
- Is there sensitization to drug reinforcement or potential for psychosis
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