reaction response | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent, a bad reaction to the medicine, his responses have slowed with age |
galvanic skin response GSR psychogalvanic response electrodermal response electrical skin response Fere phenomenon Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
immune response immune reaction immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen |
anamnestic response anamnestic reaction | renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen |
humoral immune response | an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells |
cell-mediated immune response | an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells |
reflex reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
conditional reflex conditioned reflex acquired reflex conditional reaction conditioned reaction conditional response conditioned response | an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus |
learned reaction learned response | a reaction that has been acquired by learning |
conditioned avoidance conditioned avoidance response | a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus |
startle response startle reaction | a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise), involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions |
amphibian amphibious vehicle | a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water |
armored vehicle armoured vehicle | a vehicle that is protected by armor plate |
a bus autobus coach charabanc double-decker jitney motorbus motorcoach omnibus passenger vehicle | a vehicle carrying many passengers, used for public transport, he always rode the bus to work |
horse-drawn vehicle | a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses |
military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
motor vehicle automotive vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
reconnaissance vehicle scout car | fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top |
recreational vehicle RV R.V. | a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities |
self-propelled vehicle | a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion |
spacecraft ballistic capsule space vehicle | a craft capable of traveling in outer space, technically, a satellite around the sun |
sport utility sport utility vehicle S.U.V. SUV | a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
test rocket research rocket test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
tracked vehicle | a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks |
vehicle | a conveyance that transports people or objects |
wheeled vehicle | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people, the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around BC |
frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals |
conditioned emotional response CER conditioned emotion | an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning |
vehicle | a medium for the expression or achievement of something, his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views, a congregation is a vehicle of group identity, the play was just a vehicle to display her talents |
response | a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister |
reception response | the manner in which something is greeted, she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors |
answer reply response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation, I waited several days for his answer, he wrote replies to several of his critics |
reply response | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange, he growled his reply |
vehicular traffic vehicle traffic | the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality |
fomite vehicle | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another |
vehicle-borne transmission | indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested |
response | a result, this situation developed in response to events in Africa |
vehicle | any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it |
reaction time response time latency latent period | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it |