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Impulse

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Definitions for Impulse

noun
an instinctive motive
Synonyms
urge
Examples
  1. profound religious impulses
noun
a sudden desire
Synonyms
caprice whim
Examples
  1. he bought it on an impulse
noun
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
Synonyms
nerve impulse nervous impulse neural impulse
Examples
  1. 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)
Synonyms
pulsation pulsing pulse
Examples
  1. the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
noun
the act of applying force suddenly
Synonyms
impulsion impetus
Examples
  1. the impulse knocked him over
noun
an impelling force or strength
Synonyms
momentum
Examples
  1. the car's momentum carried it off the road

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