noun
- an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- Biology. any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus.
- Ecclesiastical.
- a verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in reply to the officiant.Compare versicle(def 2).
- responsory.
- Bridge. a bid based on an evaluation of one’s hand relative to the previous bid of one’s partner.
noun
- the act of responding; reply or reaction
- bridge a bid replying to a partner’s bid or double
- (usually plural) Christianity a short sentence or phrase recited or sung by the choir or congregation in reply to the officiant at a church service
- electronics the ratio of the output to the input level, at a particular frequency, of a transmission line or electrical device
- any pattern of glandular, muscular, or electrical reactions that arises from stimulation of the nervous system
c.1300, from Old French respons (Modern French rĂ©ponse) and directly from Latin responsum “an answer,” noun use of neuter past participle of respondere “to respond” (see respond).
n.
- A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus.
- A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus. See more at classical conditioning.