Hypertext Webster Gateway: "excitation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Excitation \Ex`ci*ta"tion\n. [L. excitatio: cf. F. excitation.]
1. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of
rousing up or awakening. --Bacon.
2. (Physiol.) The act of producing excitement (stimulation);
also, the excitement produced.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
excitation
n 1: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or
gland [syn: {innervation}]
2: something that excites; "he looked forward to the
excitements of the day" [syn: {excitement}]
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