stimulation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of arousing an organism to action
  2. noun any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    stimulus; stimulant; input.
  3. noun (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
  4. noun mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
    foreplay; arousal.

WordNet

Stim`u*la"tion noun
Etymology
L. stimulatio: cf. F. stimulation.
Definitions
  1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.
  2. (Physiol.) The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation.

Webster 1913