Excitation

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  • noun. The act or process of exciting or an instance of it.
  • noun. The state or condition of being excited.
  • noun. The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of exciting or rousing to action; a stirring up or awakening.
  • noun. The state of being excited; excitement.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  • noun. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  • noun. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
  • noun. The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
  • noun. The change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
  • noun. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
  • noun. something that agitates and arouses
  • Word Usage
    "The musical notes of the string are called excitation modes compared to the string at rest."
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    arousal  
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