temporal summation

[ tem-per-uhl suh-mey-shuhn, tem-pruhl ]

/ ˈtɛm pər əl səˈmeɪ ʃən, ˈtɛm prəl /

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noun

Physiology. See under summation (def. 5).

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Origin of temporal summation

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby temporal summation

temporal muscle, temporal plane, temporal pole, temporal process, temporal ridge, temporal summation, tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis, temporarily, temporary, temporary cartilage, temporary denture

How to use temporal summation in a sentence

It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.
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Naturalism tells us that mystics had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Eben Alexander Has a GPS for Heaven|Patricia Pearson|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Re-reading your own work, especially at some temporal distance, is a dangerous business.
Kerouac Biographer Gets Back on the Road|Dennis McNally|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The connection between temporal lobe epilepsy and creativity is well known.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As that is not one of their vows, and they do not have charge of temporal matters, the sick have suffered greatly.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
But here it is arranged in temporal sequence, thus giving us a concrete view of the man and his relation to this society.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
They receive temporal good themselves indirectly from a covenant on which they will not take hold.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Do not postpone the settlement of your affairs, spiritual and temporal, until the last uncertain hours.
Mary, Help of Christians|Various
A very characteristic set of symptoms develops sometimes after injuries in the temporal region or just above it.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley