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Etymology

From Middle English excitacion, excitacioun, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitātiō. Morphologically excite + -ation.

derived from excitātiō
derived from excitation
inherited from excitacion

Definitions

The act of exciting or putting in motion
The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
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The act of producing excitement (stimulation)
The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
- Baiae: An ancient Roman pleasure resort [...]. It was the focal point of all kinds fo erotic experiments, unbridled debauchery, amorous intrigues and excitations, sexual encounters and aberrations.
- These women are experts at flattery, cajolery and sexual excitation, and also possess unusual talents for stirring up quarrels, stimulating jealousies and spreading slander and malicious rumors.
- I'm pickin' up good vibrations / She's giving me the excitations.
The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of…
The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.
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1. A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a…
  A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation.

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Derived

cardioexcitation, chemiexcitation, deexcitation, de-excitation, disexcitation, electroexcitation, excitation energy, excitation function, hyperexcitation, hypoexcitation, isoexcitation, neuroexcitation, overexcitation, photoexcitation, preexcitation, reexcitation, self-excitation, selfexcitation, superexcitation, sympathoexcitation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at excitation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at excitation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at excitation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.