OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7634

stimulus

/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apetite • estímulo
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.
From the beginning of the show to the end, vanity is the sole stimulus and reward of action—vanity, that never looks beyond the present.
an economic stimulus
apetite • estímulo
Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
Even light nonpainful stimuli can provoke or exacerbate spontaneous pain; this is not limited to tactile, thermal, or vibratory stimuli, because auditory, visual, olfactory, and vi…
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