impulse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪmpʌls/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
Meanings
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A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
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A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,[…].”
1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.
The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
An impulse urged him to plant a sudden blow on it, by he forced himself to consider the impolicy of such an act.
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 218:Theſe were my natural Impulses for the undertaking: […]
1685, John Dryden, transl., “Preface”, in Sylvæ: Or, The Second Part of Poetical Miscellanies, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC; reprinted Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, page 16:
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The integral of force over time.
The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impulses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
impulse noise · impulse control disorder · impulse-buy · impulse buyer · impulse purchase · counterimpulse · nerve impulse · impulse buying · specific impulse · impulse response · on an impulse · impulse function · impulse good · on impulse · impulse buy · impulseless
Relateds
impulsion · impulsive · impulsivity · impel · impulsively · impulsor · impulsiveness · pulse
Translations (79)
it impulso (sudden force that impels) · az təkan (sudden force that impels) · ca impuls ((physics) integral force over time) · gl impulso (sudden force that impels) · de Triebkraft (sudden force that impels) · ca antull (wish) · ru толчо́к ((physics) integral force over time) · bg подбуда (wish) · eu olde (sudden force that impels) · el παρόρμηση (sudden force that impels) · el ορμέμφυτο (sudden force that impels) · cmn 衝量 /冲量 ((physics) integral force over time) · it slancio (sudden force that impels) · ko 충격량 ((physics) integral force over time) · ml ആവേഗം ((physics) integral force over time) · fa تکانه (sudden force that impels) · sv impuls (sudden force that impels) · ca capritx (wish) · ja インパルス (sudden force that impels) · it aire (sudden force that impels) · cy ysgogiad (sudden force that impels) · la impulsus (sudden force that impels) · cmn 衝動 /冲动 (sudden force that impels) · grc παρόρμησις (sudden force that impels) · ja 推進力 ((physics) integral force over time) · ru побужде́ние (sudden force that impels) · sv impuls ((physics) integral force over time) · ko 역적 ((physics) integral force over time) · bg импулс (sudden force that impels) · ru и́мпульс (sudden force that impels) · it rincorsa (sudden force that impels) · es impulso ((physics) integral force over time) · uk і́мпульс (sudden force that impels) · bg импулс ((physics) integral force over time) · ja 衝動 (sudden force that impels) · ja 出来心 (sudden force that impels) · ja 推進力 (sudden force that impels) · ro impuls (sudden force that impels) · gl pulo (sudden force that impels) · es impulso (sudden force that impels) · it abbrivo (sudden force that impels) · hi आवेग ((physics) integral force over time) · ga spadhar (sudden force that impels) · ca impuls (sudden force that impels) · tr dürtü (sudden force that impels) · de Impuls (sudden force that impels) · la citātus (wish) · cmn 衝量 /冲量 (sudden force that impels) · fr impulsion (sudden force that impels) · km ពលវេគ (sudden force that impels) · pt impulso (sudden force that impels) · cmn 意氣 /意气 (sudden force that impels) · de innerer Antrieb (wish) · cs impuls síly ((physics) integral force over time) · cmn 衝力 /冲力 (sudden force that impels) · cy awydd (wish) · ga taghd (sudden force that impels) · tl pitlag (sudden force that impels) · de Drang (wish) · pl impuls (sudden force that impels) · ja 衝撃 ((physics) integral force over time) · ca caprici (wish) · tl dantay ((physics) integral force over time) · fi impulssi (sudden force that impels) · bg стимул (sudden force that impels) · ja 衝撃 (sudden force that impels) · th แรงกระตุ้น (wish) · ru поры́в (sudden force that impels) · eo impulso (sudden force that impels) · sa त्वेषस् (sudden force that impels) · ca impulsió ((physics) integral force over time) · hu impulzus (sudden force that impels) · ga spreagadh ((physics) integral force over time) · ru и́мпульс ((physics) integral force over time) · ru толчо́к (sudden force that impels) · uk і́мпульс (wish) · de Kraftstoß ((physics) integral force over time) · sv ingivelse (sudden force that impels) · cmn 衝力 /冲力 ((physics) integral force over time)