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estímulo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • encouragement noun Words or actions that give someone confidence, support, or hope.
  • excitation noun The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  • stimulation noun The act of encouraging activity or response, or the state of being encouraged.
  • stimulus noun Something that triggers a reaction or response.

Senses

estímulo is used for these senses in English:

  • encouragement Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
  • excitation (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.
  • stimulation (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

excitation — full definition

  1. noun The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  2. noun The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
  3. noun The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.
  4. noun A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation.

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