excitation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

excitation (plural excitations)

1. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
2. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
3. (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
4. (physics) The change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy

Derived terms

• excitation energy
• excitation function

Translations

the act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced

Bengali: উত্তেজনা (bn) Bulgarian: възбуждане (bg) n. French: excitation (fr) Hebrew: התרגשות (he) (hitragshut) Italian: eccitazione (it) f.

Romanian: excitare (ro) f. Swedish: stimulering (sv) c. Turkish: tahrik (tr), uyarım (tr)

(physiology) activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation

Bulgarian: възбуда (bg) f. German: Erregung (de) f.

Turkish: uyarılma (tr), uyartı (tr)

(physics) change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy

Bulgarian: възбуждане (bg) n. German: Anregung (de) f., Erregung (de) f. | width=1% |

Turkish: tahrik (tr), uyartı (tr)

Anagrams

• intoxicate

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French

Noun

excitation f. (plural excitations)

1. excitement