IMPULSE
\ˈɪmpʌls], \ˈɪmpʌls], \ˈɪ_m_p_ʌ_l_s]\
Definitions of IMPULSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
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an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
By Princeton University
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the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
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an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
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The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.
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A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.
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To impel; to incite.
By Oddity Software
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The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
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The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.
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A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.
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To impel; to incite.
By Noah Webster.
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Force communicated suddenly; the result of a force urges forward; a mental force directly urging to action; a sudden determination not arising from careful thought.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Force communicated; instigation.
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Impulsive.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Lit, a being driven in a particular direction.
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Momentum or force, especially suddenly accelerated; a quick thrust.
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A sudden access of volition.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] A sudden force communicated by a body in motion to a body at rest ; - the motion or effect produced by a sudden action of applied force ;- influence on the mind ; motive ; instigation ; - impression ; idea received ; - inclination ; bias or tendency to.
