Stimulus

Noun

 * 1) Anything that may have an impact or influence on a system
 * an economic stimulus
 * 1)  Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response.
 * 2)  Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal and external to the body.
 * 3) Anything that induces a person to take action

Synonyms

 * influence
 * impetus, impulse, spur

Adjectives for Stimulus
temporary; peculiar; reviving; new; sufficient; provocative; external; intellectual; immense; artificial; natural; native; unsound; keen; biting; sharp.

Verbs for Stimulus
add—; afford—; apply—; balance—; furnish—; gain—; implant—; lessen—; react to—; reduce—; respond to—; want—; —al¬lures; —assails; —baits; —declines; —diminishes; —incites; —induces; —produces; —recedes; —responds;   —survives;   — tempts; —wanes.

Thesaurus
activator, aggravation, agitation, animation, animator, antecedents, arousal, arouser, arousing, bait, base, basis, boost, bribe, call, carrot, catalyst, causation, cause, cause and effect, determinant, determinative, electrification, element, encouragement, energizer, etiology, exacerbation, exasperation, excitation, excitement, exhilaration, factor, fillip, fomentation, galvanization, goad, ground, grounds, human dynamo, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, inducement, inflammation, infuriation, instigation, interest, invitation, irritation, lathering up, life, lure, motivating force, motivation, motive, motive power, occasion, payment, percentage, persuasive, perturbation, principle, profit, propellant, provocation, provocative, push, restorative, reward, spark plug, spur, steaming up, stimulant, stimulation, stimulative, stimulator, stirring, stirring up, sweetener, sweetening, tonic, urging, whet, whipping up, working up

Etymology
From stimulus:

Translations

 * Finnish: vaikute, kannuste, kiihoke, ärsyke; stimulus
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 * : stimulans m, stimulus

Verb
stimulus



Noun

 * 1) A goad, prick
 * 2) A sting
 * 3)  stimulus, incentive

Related terms

 * stimulātiō
 * stimulō

Descendants

 * English: stimulus
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Noun

 * 1) stimulus

Etymology
From stimulus:

Related terms

 * stimulieren, Stimulanz, Stimulation