/ɹɪspɑˈnsɪz/ - [rispansiz] -
We found 3 definitions of responses from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: responses |
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response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" | ||
upshot, outcome, consequence, event, result, effect, issue having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" | ||
response - the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals | ||
response - a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister | ||
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" | ||
reaction | ||
bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" | ||
automatism any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) | ||
rebound the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | ||
overreaction an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior | ||
electrical skin response, electrodermal response, fere phenomenon, galvanic skin response, gsr, psychogalvanic response, 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 reaction, immune response, 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 | ||
tropism an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source | ||
taxis the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part | ||
kinesis a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation | ||
double take a delayed reaction indicating surprise | ||
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | ||
learned reaction, learned response a reaction that has been acquired by learning | ||
passing, passage success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" | ||
answer a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me" | ||
response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" | ||
reply | ||
speech act the use of language to perform some act | ||
counterblast a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband" | ||
non sequitur (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises | ||
comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counter, return return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity | ||
echo an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" | ||
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" | ||
answer, reply | ||
statement a document showing credits and debits | ||
rescript a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality | ||
response - the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" | ||
reception | ||
greeting, salutation (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |