noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Physics term for raising a system to a higher energy state. Used in contexts such as atomic excitation, laser pumping, and electronic transitions.
レーザー光で原子を励起する。
Atoms are excited by laser light.
励起
A photon is emitted when returning from the excited state to the ground state.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
General use for stimulating or revitalizing something, such as an economy, region, or organization. Less common than the physics sense and often replaced by 活性化 or 刺激 in everyday language.
地域経済を励起するための政策が求められている。
Policies to revitalize the local economy are needed.