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Noun
/riˈspäns/,
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responses, plural;
  1. A verbal or written answer
    • - without waiting for a response, she returned to her newspaper
    • - we received 400 applications in response to one job ad
  2. A written or verbal answer to a question in a test, questionnaire, survey, etc

  3. A reaction to something
    • - an extended, jazzy piano solo drew the biggest response from the crowd
    • - an honors degree course in Japanese has been established in response to an increasing demand
  4. An excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event; a physical reaction to a specific stimulus or situation

  5. The way in which a mechanical or electrical device responds to a stimulus or range of stimuli

  6. A part of a religious liturgy said or sung by a congregation in answer to a minister or cantor

  7. A bid made in answer to one's partner's preceding bid


  1. a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
  2. reaction: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
  3. answer: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
  4. reception: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
  5. a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
  6. reply: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
  7. A response is the second half of one of a set of preces, the said or sung answer by the or choir to a versicle said or sung by an officiant or cantor. ...
  8. An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" + φωνή "voice") is a response, usually sung in Gregorian chant, to a psalm or some other part of a religious service, such as at Vespers or at a Mass. This meaning gave rise to the 'antiphony', a call and response style of singing.
  9. The National War Memorial (also known as The Response), is a tall granite cenotaph with acreted bronze sculptures, that stands in Confederation Square, Ottawa, and serves as the federal war memorial for Canada.
  10. The Response is an award-winning film based on actual transcripts of Combatant Status Review Tribunals held at Guantanamo Bay.
  11. An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply; The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question; An oracular answer; A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or ...
  12. (127 RESPONSES) posted by Pascali - 1 year ago // Life's Big Questions
  13. (RESPONSES) Possible answers to a multiple-choice test item. The correct response is often called the keyed response, and incorrect responses are called distractors.
  14. (RESPONSES) The Editors welcome responses to Features and Essays published in Ethics & International Affairs. To be considered for publication, responses should be no longer than one thousand words, including endnotes (which should be kept to a minimum). ...
  15. (Responses (in iPOLL)) The response categories and percentages of the sample answering each way. Generally, the percentages shown are weighted if the data were weighted better to reflect the population. ...
  16. (Responses) (Action Alerts only) On the Action Alert List page, the number of advocates who have taken action on a particular issue (for example, by clicking Send on an alert). If the same individual goes through the entire alert process twice, two responses are counted.
  17. (Responses) Response handling is essential in triggering follow-up stages. Whenever prospects or contacts respond to an offer treatment through any channel (by inbound email, the Web, a call center, or sales representative, and so on), their responses may be captured in detail. ...
  18. (Responses) Specific behavioral acts, such as pushing against one of the slats forming the walls of the puzzlebox, or swiping a paw at a loop of wire.
  19. (Responses) The output(s) of a process. Sometimes called dependent variable(s).
  20. (Responses) the information or data collected for a participant as stated in a measurable objective. Responses can be the items on a questionnaire or survey, or a variety of other types of information. For example: “L, P, A, B, C, D, F”.
  21. In medicine, an improvement related to treatment.
  22. The vibratory motion or force that results from some mechanical input.
  23. A response is information sent that is responding to some stimulus.
  24. The response is that part of a response rule that indicates what the IS should do in a certain situation. It is one or several concept(s) whose execution by the physical parts of the system produces a change in the environment.
  25. A legal paper that responds to the allegations raised in a petition.