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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