Dictionary entry

Stim‑u‑lus

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Definition

stimulus /'stÇmjǝlǝs/ n ( pl stimuli/ -la/) ~ (to/ for sth) ; ~ (to do sth) ၁။ အားေပး၊ အားတက္၊ ေသြးႂကြ ေစသည့္အရာ။ the stimulus of competition in business ❍ Stress can provide us with a stimulus to achieve our goals. ၂။ လံႈ႕ေဆာ္ေပးသည့္အရာ။ ေစ့ေဆာ္ေသာအရာ။ 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)?

Examples

  1. [stimulus to] : The government hopes that lower interest rates will be a stimulus to investment.
  2. [stimulus for] : We hope that the books will provide a stimulus for discussion.
  3. They test the children’s reaction to a simple visual stimulus.