facilitation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of facilitating or making easy.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ /fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən/

Word forms

facilitation facilitations

Etymology

From facilitate + -ion. Compare Latin facilitātiō.

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