stimulus

stimulus

CEFR: C1-C2 /stim-u-lus/ [s.t.ih1.m.y.ah0.l.ah0.s]

A stimulus causes an action or response, like the ringing of your alarm clock if you didn't sleep through it. Most times, you will use “stimulus” in the plural form- “stimuli.” For example “Light, heat and sound are common physical stimuli.

Example sentences using the word stimulus:

Example Sentences:
The pay raise was a stimulus for production.
The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell.
Heat and light are physical stimuli.​
The brain was no longer responding to the stimuli of shocks, commands, smells, noises, pressures, pains.