recruitment

[ ri-kroot-muh nt ]
/ rɪˈkrut mənt /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR recruitment ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the act or process of recruiting.
Physiology. an increase in the response to a stimulus owing to the activation of additional receptors, resulting from the continuous application of the stimulus with the same intensity.

Origin of recruitment

First recorded in 1815–25; recruit + -ment

Words nearby recruitment

recross, recrudesce, recrudescence, recrudescent typhus, recruit, recruitment, recrystallize, rect, rect-, rect., recta

Words related to recruitment

enrollment, business, service, trade, job, contracting, admission, enlistment, levy, draft, function, office, profession, mission, avocation, racket, vocation, post, occupation, field

Example sentences from the Web for recruitment

Medical definitions for recruitment

recruitment
[ rĭ-krōōt′mənt ]

n.

An abnormal disproportionate sensation of loudness felt in response to sounds of increasing intensity.
The activation of additional motor neurons in response to sustained stimulation of a given receptor or afferent nerve.