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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

stimulus

/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/

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What does stimulus mean?

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
  3. A stinging part on the body of a plant or insect.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/

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He had not had his clothes off for thirty hours, and the stimulus of violent excitement was beginning to wear off.
Willa CatherAlexander's BridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #94
The steady level of good health gave them all that natural stimulus we used to call “animal spirits”--an odd contradiction in terms.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerlandProject Gutenberg ebook #32
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In fact, it is the intent of the opponent as understood that makes up the stimulus to anger in the human being.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
That day was calm and sunny, and the engine needed no more stimulus than it would have received in a "decent" climate.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
Suitable appliances introduced into the womb provoke contractions, and labor proceeds step by step as if the stimulus were a normal one.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129