Plural of stimulus
regular plural
The plural of stimulus is stimuluses or stimuli.
Forms of stimulus
| Singular | stimulus /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stimuluses stimuli /ˈstɪm.jʊˌlaɪ̯/ |
| Countable | countable |
Stimuluses and stimuli in a sentence
- Even light nonpainful stimuli can provoke or exacerbate spontaneous pain; this is not limited to tactile, thermal, or vibratory stimuli, because auditory, visual, olfactory, and visceral stimuli also may be problematic.2002, Kim Burchiel, Surgical Management of Pain, Thieme, →ISBN, page 44
- The infant responds reactively to stimuli.From the entry reactively
- We used that code to reconstruct objects and generate maximally effective synthetic stimuli.2026 April 9, V. S. Wadia, C. M. Reed, J. M. Chung, L. M. Bateman, A. N. Mamelak, “A shared code for perceiving and imagining objects in…. From the entry ventral
- Rather than sit within total absence our brains spin imagined stimuli out into the void.2025 January 15, Jacob Geller, “Fear of Dark” (2:52 from the start), in (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry spin
- Elevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli.2023 June 29, Elizabeth S. Mayne, Jaya A. George, Susan Louw, “Assessing Biomarkers in Viral Infection”, in Application of Omic Techniques…. From the entry low-grade
Meaning of stimulus
- noun An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
- noun Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.
- noun A stinging part on the body of a plant or insect.
Questions about the plural of stimulus
- What is the plural of stimulus?
- The plural of stimulus is stimuluses or stimuli.
- Which is correct, stimuluses or stimuli?
- Both are used. stimuli is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is stimulus countable?
- Stimulus is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stimulus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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