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RESPONSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Example:
his responses have slowed with age
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "response"):
transfusion reaction (reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death)
answer (a nonverbal reaction)
passage; passing (a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another)
learned reaction; learned response (a reaction that has been acquired by learning)
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
double take (a delayed reaction indicating surprise)
kinesis (a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation)
taxis (a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism)
tropism (an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source)
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)
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)
overreaction (an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior)
rebound (a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration)
automatism (any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
fashion; manner; mode; style; way (how something is done or how it happens)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
phrase (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The manner in which something is greeted
Example:
she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
Synonyms:
reception; response
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
Sense 5
Meaning:
A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
Example:
he wrote replies to several of his critics
Synonyms:
answer; reply; response
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "response"):
rescript (a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality)
feedback (response to an inquiry or experiment)
Derivation:
responsive (containing or using responses; alternating)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Example:
he growled his reply
Synonyms:
reply; response
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "response"):
counterblast (a vigorous and unrestrained response)
non sequitur (a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it)
comeback; counter; rejoinder; replication; retort; return; riposte (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one))
echo (a reply that repeats what has just been said)
answer (the speech act of replying to a question)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A result
Example:
this situation developed in response to events in Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("response" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "response"):
reaction (a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude)
Context examples:
The determination of the amount of the inhibition of blood coagulation in response to anticoagulant therapies.
(Activated Coagulation Time, NCI Thesaurus)
"You're botherin' too much, Bill," came the sleepy response.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
A loud response from Snodgrass, followed, to everybody's surprise, by a timid one from Beth.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
"I am all obedience," was the response.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
VLP stimulates the immune system and promotes the CTL response.
(Melan-A VLP Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A response indicating that something happens or happened a little of the time.
(A Little of the Time, NCI Thesaurus)
A response indicating that an individual is or has experienced something and that they are a little concerned.
(A Little Concerned, NCI Thesaurus)
A response indicating that something happens or happened a good bit of the time.
(A Good Bit of the Time, NCI Thesaurus)
Low and intermediate antibody responses to 1 and 10 g BSA, respectively.
(A28807, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
Vaccines using pieces of the Melanoma Antigen Recognized by T cells 1 are being studied for their ability to boost the immune response to cancer cells in patients with melanoma.
(Melanoma Antigen Recognized by T cells 1, NCI Dictionary)
