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1. (n.) impulse
the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
a generous impulse.
2. impulse
sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action:
swayed by impulse.
3. impulse
an instance of this:
an impulse to cry.
4. impulse
an impelling action or force driving onward or inducing motion.
5. impulse
the effect of an impelling force.
6. impulse
a progressive wave of excitation over a nerve or muscle fiber having a stimulating or inhibitory effect.
7. impulse
the product of the average force acting upon a body and the time during which it acts, equivalent to the change in the momentum of the body produced by such a force.
8. impulse
a single, usu. sudden, flow of electric current in one direction.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L impulsus pressure, impulse <impul-, var. s. of impellere to strike against; see impel)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) urge, impulse
an instinctive motive
"profound religious impulses"
2. (noun) caprice, impulse, whim
a sudden desire
"he bought it on an impulse"
3. (noun) nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse, impulse
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
4. (noun) pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
"the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
5. (noun) impulse, impulsion, impetus
the act of applying force suddenly
"the impulse knocked him over"
6. (noun) momentum, impulse
an impelling force or strength
"the car's momentum carried it off the road"
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1. (noun) impulse
a sudden strong desire to do sth
the impulse to start laughing; to act on impulse
2. impulse
an electrical signal or a signal carried through the nerves in your body
electrical impulses in the body
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) impulse
the act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately
2. (noun) impulse
the effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force
3. (noun) impulse
the action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body
4. (noun) impulse
a mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will
5. (verb) impulse
to impel; to incite
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. impulse
(a) An electro-magnetic impulse is the impulse produced upon the luminiferous ether by an oscillatory discharge or other varying type of current; the impulse is supposed to be identical, except as regards wave-length, with a light wave.
(b) An electro-motive impulse is the electro-motive force which rises so high as to produce an impulsive or oscillatory discharge, such as that of a Leyden jar.
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Sense: a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences
I bought the dress on impulse; – I didn't really need it
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 Afrikaans: impuls |
 Arabic: نَزْوَه |
 Bulgarian: порив |
 Brazilian: impulso |
 Czech: náhlý popud |
 German: die Eingebung |
 Danish: indskydelse; impuls |
 Greek: παρόρμηση, αυθόρμητη ενέρ |
 Spanish: impulso |
 Estonian: siseaje |
 Farsi: هوس |
 Finnish: mielijohde |
 French: impulsion |
 Hebrew: דַחַף |
 Hindi: आवेग |
 Croatian: impuls, poriv |
 Hungarian: indíték; ösztönös cselekv |
 Indonesian: impuls, gerakan hati |
 Icelandic: skyndilega hugdetta |
 Italian: impulso |
 Japanese: 衝動 |
 Korean: 충동 |
 Lithuanian: impulsas |
 Latvian: impulss |
 Malay: gerakan hati |
 Dutch: impuls, opwelling |
 Norwegian: impuls, innfall |
 Polish: odruch |
 Persian: هوس |
 Pashto: پورى وهنه، ټكان، خوځونه: |
 Portuguese: impulso |
 Romanian: impuls |
 Russian: порыв |
 Slovak: popud |
 Slovenian: nagon |
 Serbian: impuls |
 Swedish: impuls |
 Thai: ความใจเร็ว |
 Turkish: ani istek, dürtü |
 Taiwanese: 衝動 |
 Ukrainian: спонукання; поштовх |
 Urdu: اکساہٹ |
 Vietnamese: sự hấp tấp |
 Chinese: 冲动 |
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