recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt]

re·cruit·ment

[ri-kroot-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act or process of recruiting.
2.
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:
1815–25; recruit + -ment
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a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion
the change in a muscle by which it becomes thickened and shortened
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World English Dictionary
recruit (rɪˈkruːt)
 
vb
1.  a.  to enlist (men) for military service
 b.  to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment
2.  (tr) to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)
3.  to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew
4.  archaic to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)
 
n
5.  a newly joined member of a military service
6.  any new member or supporter
 
[C17: from French recrute literally: new growth, from recroître to grow again, from Latin recrēscere from re- + crēscere to grow]
 
re'cruitable
 
adj
 
re'cruiter
 
n
 
re'cruitment
 
n

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recruitment re·cruit·ment (rĭ-kr&oomacr;t'mənt)
n.

  1. An abnormal disproportionate sensation of loudness felt in response to sounds of increasing intensity.

  2. The activation of additional motor neurons in response to sustained stimulation of a given receptor or afferent nerve.

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