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impulse
noun
The act of applying force suddenly
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ˈɪmpʌls
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noun
The act of applying force suddenly
“The impulse knocked him over”
noun
An impelling force or strength
“The car's momentum carried it off the road”
noun
The electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
“They demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus”
noun
(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”
noun
A sudden desire
“He bought it on an impulse”
noun
An instinctive motive
“Profound religious impulses”
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The impulse knocked him over
The car's momentum carried it off the road
They demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
He bought it on an impulse
Profound religious impulses
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