superstimulus
English
noun
Definitions
- A supernormal stimulus; an exaggerated version of a stimulus to which there is an existing response tendency, or any stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the stimulus for which it evolved.
Etymology
Prefix from English stimulus.
Origin
English
stimulus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistimulus English
- chemostimulus English
- costimulus English
- counterstimulus English
- extrastimulus English
- gravistimulus English
- hyperstimulus English
- interstimulus English
- mechanostimulus English
- microstimulus English
- peristimulus English
- photostimulus English
- poststimulus English
- prestimulus English
- stimulon English
- stimulus English
- tristimulus English
- stimulus Latin