facilitation

facilitation

English

Etymology

From facilitate +‎ -ion.[1] Compare Latin facilitātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/, /fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən/
    Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ci‧li‧ta‧tion

Noun

facilitation (countable and uncountable, plural facilitations)

  1. The act of facilitating or making easy.
  2. (physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.

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References

  1. ^ “facilitation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

    From faciliter +‎ -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fa.si.li.ta.sjɔ̃/
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    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: fa‧ci‧li‧ta‧tion

    Noun

    facilitation f (plural facilitations)

    1. facilitation

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