stimulus
🇺🇸
/ˈstɪmjələs/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɪmjələs/
noun
C1
Something that helps someone or something grow or improve faster.
The government's funding served as a stimulus for new business growth.
C1
Something that causes a reaction in a person, animal, or plant.
The bright light was a strong stimulus that made the pupils contract.
translation
Something that helps someone or something grow or improve faster.; Something that causes a reaction in a person, animal, or plant.
Word Forms
Plural
stimuli