Excitation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of exciting.
  2. the state of being excited.
  3. Electricity.
    • the application of voltage to an electric device, as an electron-tube circuit, an antenna, or a dynamotor, often for producing a magnetic field in the device.
    • the voltage applied.
  4. a process in which a molecule, atom, nucleus, or particle is excited.
  5. the varying voltage applied to the control electrode of a vacuum tube.
noun
  1. the act or process of exciting or state of being excited
  2. a means of exciting or cause of excitement
    • the current in a field coil of a generator, motor, etc, or the magnetizing current in a transformer
    • (as modifier)
  3. the action of a stimulus on an animal or plant organ, inducing it to respond
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