stimulus
/ˈstɪmjʊləs/
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American sound/ˈstɪmjʊləs/
stimulus
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sti - mu - lus -> stimulus
Myanmar meaning
(n) အားတက်စေသည့်အရာ
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stimulus /'stÇmjǝlǝs/ n (pl stimuli/ -la/) ~ (to/ for sth) ; ~ (to do sth)
၁။ အားပေး၊ အားတက်၊ သွေးကြွ စေသည့်အရာ။ the stimulus of competition in business
❍ Stress can provide us with a stimulus to achieve our goals.
၂။ လှုံ့ဆော်ပေးသည့်အရာ။ စေ့ဆော်သောအရာ။ produce a response to a stimulus
❍ The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth/ to make the plants grow. ❍ Does he respond to auditory stimuli (ie Does he react to the sounds around him)?
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incentive, spur, motivation, bang, boost, catalyst, cause, charge, encouragement, eye-opener, fillip, fireworks, flash, goad, impetus, impulse, incitation, incitement, inducement, instigation, invitation, kick, motive, piquing, propellant, provocation, push, shot in the arm, stimulant, stimulation, sting, turn-on, urging
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