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 |
delay holdup | the act of delaying, inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
electromagnetic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
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 |
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 |
response | a result, this situation developed in response to events in Africa |
delay hold time lag postponement wait | time during which some action is awaited, instant replay caused too long a delay, he ordered a hold in the action |
reaction time response time latency latent period | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it |
check retard delay | slow the growth or development of, The brain damage will retard the child's language development |
delay detain hold up | cause to be slowed down or delayed, Traffic was delayed by the bad weather, she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform |
stay detain delay | stop or halt, Please stay the bloodshed! |
delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required, Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered |