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Excitable vs Excitation - What's the difference?

excitable | excitation |

As an adjective excitable

is easily excited.

As a noun excitation is

the act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.

excitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Easily excited.
    • He was very excitable.

    Related terms

    * excite * excited * excitability ----

    excitation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  • The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
  • (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
  • (physics) The change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy

    • Derived terms

    * excitation energy * excitation function

    Anagrams

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