stimulus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪmjʊləs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɪmjələs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stim′yə ləs)

Inflections of 'stimulus' (n): npl: stimuli
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stimulus n ([sth] stimulating action)estímulo nm
  incentivo nm
 The new policy was a stimulus for exports.
 La nueva política fue un estímulo para las exportaciones.
stimulus n ([sth] causing physical response)estímulo nm
 Plants can respond to stimuli such as sunlight, gravity, and touch.
 Las plantas pueden responder a estímulos como la luz del sol, la gravedad y el tacto.
stimulus n ([sth] causing psychological response)estímulo nm
  incentivo nm
 Stimuli may produce different emotional reactions in different people.
 Un estímulo puede producir diferentes reacciones emocionales en personas diferentes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
generalization,
stimulus generalization,
also UK: generalisation,
stimulus generalisation n		 (psychology)generalización nf
 The psychology students are learning about conditioning and generalization.
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'stimulus' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
challenge - encouragement - engine - fillip - galvanization - impetus - prod - prompt - taxis
Spanish:
estímulo - envite - impulso - acicate - aguijón - empujón - móvil


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