English noun: facilitation |
1. | facilitation (state) the condition of being made easy (or easier) |
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| Samples | Social facilitation is an adaptive condition.
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| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status |
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2. | facilitation (phenomenon) (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential |
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| Broader (hypernym) | organic phenomenon |
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| Domain category | neurophysiology |
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3. | facilitation (act) act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aid, assist, assistance, help |
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