Both Uses of
stimulus
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Our flesh shrinks from what it dreads and responds to the stimulus of what it desires by a purely reflex action of the nervous system.†
Chpt 5 *
- —In the same way, said Stephen, your flesh responded to the stimulus of a naked statue, but it was, I say, simply a reflex action of the nerves.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(stimulus) something that creates growth or excitement, or something that causes an actionin various senses, including:
- economic stimulus -- something that makes the economy grow
- biological or psychological stimulus -- something that makes the body react in a particular way such as when more light make the eye pupil shrink, or when lack of sleep causes stress