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impulse definition

impulse


 
  Grep  of  noun  impulse 
  impulse 
  impulse  turbine 
  irrational  impulse 
  irresistible  impulse 
  nerve  impulse 
 
  Overview  of  noun  impulse 
 
  The  noun  impulse  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  urge,  impulse  --  (an  instinctive  motive;  "profound  religious  impulses") 
  2.  (3)  caprice,  impulse,  vagary,  whim  --  (a  sudden  desire;  "he  bought  it  on  impulse") 
  3.  (2)  nerve  impulse,  impulse  --  (the  electrical  discharge  that  travels  along  a  nerve  fiber;  "they  demonstrated  the  transmission  of  impulses  from  the  cortex  to  the  hypothalamus") 
  4.  (1)  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.  (1)  impulse,  impulsion,  impetus  --  (the  act  of  applying  force  suddenly;  "the  impulse  knocked  him  over") 
  6.  momentum,  impulse  --  (an  impelling  force  or  strength;  "the  car's  momentum  carried  it  off  the  road") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  impulse 
 
  The  noun  impulse  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  urge,  impulse  --  (an  instinctive  motive;  "profound  religious  impulses") 
  2.  (3)  caprice,  impulse,  vagary,  whim  --  (a  sudden  desire;  "he  bought  it  on  impulse") 
  3.  (2)  nerve  impulse,  impulse  --  (the  electrical  discharge  that  travels  along  a  nerve  fiber;  "they  demonstrated  the  transmission  of  impulses  from  the  cortex  to  the  hypothalamus") 
  4.  (1)  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.  (1)  impulse,  impulsion,  impetus  --  (the  act  of  applying  force  suddenly;  "the  impulse  knocked  him  over") 
  6.  momentum,  impulse  --  (an  impelling  force  or  strength;  "the  car's  momentum  carried  it  off  the  road") 



impulse definition