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English

Noun

  1. The act or state of reinforce|reinforcing or being reinforced
  2. A thing that reinforces.
  3. additional|Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
  4. {{context|behavioral|_|psychology}} The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.


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et:reinforcement fr:reinforcement io:reinforcement ta:reinforcement te:reinforcement vi:reinforcement tr:reinforcement zh:reinforcement

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Reinforcement \Re`in*force"ment\ (-ment), n.
See Reenforcement.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet reinforcement
n 1: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men
and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in
the performance of its mission; "they called for
artillery support" [syn: support, reenforcement]
2: information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his
gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his
complaints" [syn: reenforcement]
3: (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the
behavior that produced it [syn: reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer]
4: a device designed to provide additional strength; "the
cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used
gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
[syn: strengthener]
5: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn: reward]
Moby Dictionary
Pavlovian conditioning , accelerando , acceleration , accession ,
accessory , accompaniment , accouterment , addenda , addendum ,
additament , addition , additive , additory , additum , adjunct ,
adjunction , adjuvant , advocate , affirmation , affixation ,
agglutination , aggravation , alpenstock , amplitude , annex ,
annexation , antinode , appanage , appendage , appendant , appurtenance ,
appurtenant , arm , armament , athletic supporter , attachment ,
attestation , augment , augmentation , authentication , auxiliaries ,
back , backbone , backing , backing up , bandeau , bearer , bearing out ,
beefing-up , behavior , blowing up , blowup , bolster , bolstering , bra ,
brace , bracer , bracing , bracket , brassiere , buttress , buttressing ,
cane , carrier , case hardening , catering , certification , cervix ,
chandlery , circumstantiation , coda , complement , concentration ,
concomitant , condensation , conditioned response , conditioning ,
confirmation , consolidation , continuation , corollary ,
corroboration , corroboratory evidence , corset , crest , crook ,
crutch , de Broglie wave , deepening , diffraction , documentation ,
electromagnetic radiation , electromagnetic wave , endowment ,
enhancement , equipment , exacerbation , exaggeration , explosion ,
extension , extrapolation , finding , fitting out , fixture , forces ,
fortification , foundation garment , frequency , frequency band ,
frequency spectrum , fulcrum , furnishing , furnishment , girdle ,
guided wave , guy , guywire , hardening , heating-up , heightening ,
in phase , increase , increment , information explosion ,
instrumental conditioning , intensification , interference ,
investment , invigoration , jock , jockstrap , joining , junction ,
juxtaposition , light , logistics , longitudinal wave , magnification ,
mainstay , maintainer , mast , mechanical wave , men , neck ,
negative reinforcement , node , offshoot , operant conditioning ,
out of phase , outfitting , pendant , period , periodic wave ,
personnel , pickup , population explosion , positive reinforcement ,
prefixation , preparation , procurement , proof , prop , providing ,
proving , proving out , provision , provisioning , psychagogy ,
purveyance , radio wave , ratification , ray , redoubling , reeducation ,
reflex , refreshment , reinforce , reinforcements , reinforcer ,
reinvigoration , relief , reorientation , replenishment ,
reserve forces , reserves , resonance , resonance frequency , rest ,
resting place , restrengthening , resupply , retailing ,
revivification , rigging , seismic wave , selling , shock wave ,
shoulder , shroud , side effect , side issue , soldiers , sound wave ,
speedup , spine , sprit , staff , standing rigging , stave , stay ,
step-up , stick , stiffener , strengthener , strengthening ,
subsidization , subsidy , substantiation , subvention , suffixation ,
superaddition , superfetation , superjunction , superposition ,
supplement , supplementation , supply , supplying , support , supporter ,
supporting evidence , surface wave , sustainer , tailpiece , tempering ,
tidal wave , tightening , transverse wave , trough ,
unconditioned reflex , undergirding , uniting , upholder , validation ,
verification , victualing , walking stick , wave , wave equation ,
wave motion , wave number , wavelength


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