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) (vǎzbuždane) n
• French: excitation (fr)
• Hebrew: התרגשות (he) (hitragshut)
• Irish: spreagadh (ga) m

• Italian: eccitazione (it) f
• Romanian: excitare (ro) f
• Swedish: stimulering (sv) c
• Turkish: tahrik (tr), uyarım (tr)

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

• Bulgarian: възбуда (bg) (vǎzbuda) f
• German: Erregung (de) f

• Turkish: uyarılma (tr), uyartı (tr)

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

• Bulgarian: възбуждане (bg) (vǎzbuždane) n
• German: Anregung (de) f, Erregung (de) f

• Turkish: tahrik (tr), uyartı (tr)

Anagrams

• intoxicate

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French

Noun

excitation f (plural excitations)

1. excitement