Response - Definition
response
n 1: a result; "this situation developed in response to events
in Africa"
2: 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" [syn:
reaction, response]
3: 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" [syn: answer, reply, response]
4: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect
the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn:
reception, response]
5: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a
versicle by the priest or minister
6: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he
growled his reply" [syn: reply, response]
7: the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device
responds to an input signal or a range of input signals