facilitation
[ fuh-sil-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ fəˌsɪl ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of facilitating.
Physiology.
the lowering of resistance in a neural pathway to an impulse, resulting from previous or simultaneous stimulation.
Origin of facilitation
First recorded in 1610–20;
facilitate +
-ion
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Example sentences from the Web for facilitation
A great benefit of the ubiquity of the Internet in the developed world has been the facilitation of a new age of entrepreneurship.
The importance of mathematical logic seems to be mainly in the facilitation of logical expression through symbols.
The facilitation and abbreviation of mental labor is at the bottom of all mental progress.
The Classification of Patents |United States Patent OfficeLimitation of transit contracts the city, facilitation expands and disperses it.
Anticipations |Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for facilitation
facilitation
/ (fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of facilitating
physiol
the increased ease of transmission of impulses in a nerve fibre, caused by prior excitation
Medical definitions for facilitation
facilitation
[ fə-sĭl′ĭ-tā′shən ]
n.
The enhancement or reinforcement of a reflex or other nerve activity by the arrival of other excitatory impulses at the reflex center.