stimulation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of arousing an organism to action
Types & categories
- arousal hypernym
- galvanization hyponym
Related & opposite
- cause derivation
Sense 2 noun
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- elicitation hyponym
- kick hyponym
- turn-on hyponym
- turnoff hyponym
- conditioned stimulus hyponym
- reinforcing stimulus hyponym
- discriminative stimulus hyponym
- positive stimulus hyponym
- negative stimulus hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
- activation hyponym
- galvanization hyponym
Related & opposite
- physiology domain topic
Sense 4 noun
mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
Types & categories
- sexual activity hypernym
- caressing hyponym
- feel hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | arousal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | galvanization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | provoke |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | elicitation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kick |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn-on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnoff |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditioned stimulus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinforcing stimulus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | discriminative stimulus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | positive stimulus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | negative stimulus |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | activation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | galvanization |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sexual activity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | caressing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | feel |