stimulus
IPA: stˈɪmjʌɫʌs
noun
- An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
- (physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
- (botany, entomology) A sting on the body of a plant or insect.
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Examples of "stimulus" in Sentences
- Is discussion of the stimulus notable
- They laud swift approval of stimulus plan.
- The poverty of stimulus is vastly overrated.
- The onset of the business worked as a stimulus.
- This was also a stimulus for the diversification of agriculture.
- In this way it conveys information about the duration of the stimulus.
- Eventually the subject becomes habituated to the stimulus and ignores it.
- In the absence of a suitable stimulus, they are pliant and easily flexed.
- Rather, it describes the type of stimulus that is the target of imitation.
- In classical the unconditioned stimulus is out of the control of the animal.
- The term stimulus is already a dirty word, even within the Obama administration.
- President Obama avoided the term "stimulus" last night in his speech before Congress.
- If the stimulus is a success, they will lose more ground in their plan to take over America.
- In fact, whenever you hear the term "stimulus," a valid substitute term would be "forcible government overrides of private capital allocations."
- Please guys, find something to report on other than this woman, there's relevant news to report, like the how the stimulus is anything but, no other distractions with Palin please ....
- * -- Here we place any reaction which is a repetition of any previous stimulus from amongst the ten next preceding, at the same time placing * repetition of preceding stimulus* under a separate heading.
- If the quantity of sensorial power remains the same, and the quantity of stimulus be lessened, a weakness of the fibrous contractions ensues, which may be denominated _debility from defect of stimulus_.
- In addition, recent projections indicate our economy should be out of the recession by the second half of this year, which means the stimulus is attributing to some cautiously optimistic signs going forward.
- I don't know where those commenting on the impact of the stimulus are getting their information (perhaps from Fake News, or some other conservative, Obama-hating, talking heads) but according to most economists surveyed, the impact of the stimulus is accounting for 1 to 3% of economic growth in the second quarter where, they estimate, growth would have been 0% to negative.