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UK
/ɛksɪtˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
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something that agitates and arouses
he looked forward to the excitements of the day -
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled
How To Use excitation In A Sentence
- The laser beam for Raman excitation was focused to a static diffraction limited spot in the center of the focal plane.
- We can modulate the detector at the same frequency as the excitation for homodyne detection - or at a slightly different frequency for heterodyne detection.
- The structure, emission spectrum and excitation spectrum of the phosphor were measured.
- Perhaps his nerve is naturally too dull to admit of any excitation.
- Intoxication with atropine or hyoscyamine is characterized by psychic excitation often combined with panic and hallucination. Natural Highs Frequently Asked Questions by Vince Cavasin
- Light resulting from the laser excitation of fluorochromed cells is detected by photosensors and converted into a set of digital values.
- Nausea can also be of central origin, arising from direct excitation of medullary receptors by systemic toxins.
- Intelligence in fiction, then, is usually conceived as a variety of Aristotelian dianoia:Under Thought dianoia is included every effect which has to be produced by speech, the subdivisions being: proof and refutation; the excitation of the feelings, such as pity, fear, anger, and the like; the suggestion of importance or its opposite. Plot and thought
- Sony and the Max-Planck-Institute in Germany created some of the first transparent displays that rendered moving images, and they did it through the chemical process of photoexcitation. Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets
- Theoretical models based on current injection membranes predict that excitation will occur for currents of all strengths once a threshold is exceeded.