Excitation
1excitation — [ ɛksitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1300, rare jusqu au XIXe; lat. excitatio 1 ♦ Action d exciter (qqn); ce qui excite. ⇒ encouragement, invitation. « Rien n y manque pour aggraver l émeute, ni les excitations plus vives pour la provoquer » (Taine). ⇒… …
2Excitation — Ex ci*ta tion . [L. excitatio: cf. F. excitation.] 1. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.… …
3Excitation — or excitement can refer to:* The excited state of an atom * The excitation (magnetic) provided with an electrical generator or alternator * in ethology, provoking of the emotional state of excitement or agitation **Psychomotor agitation **threat… …
4excitation — late 14c., from O.Fr. excitation, from L. excitationem (nom. excitatio), noun of action from pp. stem of excitare (see EXCITE (Cf. excite)) …
5excitation — excitation. См. возбуждение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
6excitation — index aggravation (exacerbation), dispatch (promptness), instigation, provocation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7excitation — Excitation, Expergefactio …
8excitation — [ek΄sī tā′shən] n. [ME excitacioun < LL excitatio] an exciting or being excited: see EXCITE (esp. senses 4, 5, 6) …
9excitation — /ek suy tay sheuhn, si /, n. 1. the act of exciting. 2. the state of being excited. 3. Elect. a. the application of voltage to an electric device, as an electron tube circuit, an antenna, or a dynamotor, often for producing a magnetic field in… …
10EXCITATION — n. f. Action d’exciter. Excitation au meurtre, à la haine et au mépris du gouvernement. Excitation à la débauche. Les excitations de la presse. Il se dit aussi de l’état de ce qui est excité. L’excitation des esprits. En termes de Médecine,… …
