English noun: reinforcement | |||
1. | reinforcement (act) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | ||
Samples | They called for artillery support. | ||
Synonyms | reenforcement, support | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military operation, operation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | close support | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | reinforcement (communication) information that makes more forcible or convincing | ||
Samples | His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints. | ||
Synonyms | reenforcement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confirmation | ||
3. | reinforcement (cognition) (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it | ||
Synonyms | reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | negative reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer, positive reinforcing stimulus | ||
Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
4. | reinforcement (artifact) a device designed to provide additional strength | ||
Samples | The cardboard backing was just a strengthener. He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook. | ||
Synonyms | strengthener | ||
Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | backing, brace, brace, bracing, mount, safety arch | ||
5. | reinforcement (act) an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | ||
Synonyms | reward | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approval, approving, blessing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carrot | ||