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 |
characteristic | a distinguishing quality |
characteristic device characteristic | any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions |
sex characteristic sexual characteristic sex character | those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other |
primary sex characteristic primary sexual characteristic primary sex character | the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) |
secondary sex characteristic secondary sexual characteristic secondary sex character | the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) |
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 |
feature characteristic | a prominent attribute or aspect of something, the map showed roads and other features, generosity is one of his best characteristics |
peculiarity distinctive feature distinguishing characteristic | an odd or unusual characteristic |
eigenvalue eigenvalue of a matrix eigenvalue of a square matrix characteristic root of a square matrix | (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant |
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 |
characteristic | the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm, in the expression log . the characteristic is |
frequencyesponse curve frequencyesponse characteristic | (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency |
characteristic curve characterisic function | (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters |
reply response | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange, he growled his reply |
response | a result, this situation developed in response to events in Africa |
reaction time response time latency latent period | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it |
characteristic | typical or distinctive, heard my friend's characteristic laugh, red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn, stripes characteristic of the zebra |