Impulse

  • 31impulse — noun a) A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels. The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day. b) A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. When I saw the new dictionary, I couldnt resist the impulse …

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  • 32impulse — noun 1) she had an impulse to hide Syn: urge, instinct, drive, compulsion, itch, whim, desire, fancy, notion 2) a man of impulse Syn: spontaneity, impetuosity …

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  • 33impulse — /ˈɪmpʌls / (say impuls) noun 1. the inciting influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under the impulse of pity. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action, or a particular instance of it: to be swayed by impulse …

  • 34impulse — Sudden force. A spontaneous inclination of the mind prompting an immediate involvement in something not theretofore in contemplation. Curry v Federal Life Ins. Co. (Mo) 287 SW 1053, 1056. See irresistible impulse; uncontrollable impulse …

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  • 35impulse — I. transitive verb (impulsed; impulsing) Date: 1611 to give an impulse to II. noun Etymology: Latin impulsus, from impellere to impel Date: 1647 1. a. inspiration, motivation …

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  • 36impulse — noun 1》 a sudden strong and unreflective urge to act. 2》 an impetus. 3》 a pulse of electrical energy; a brief current. 4》 Physics a force acting briefly on a body and producing a change of momentum. Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as impulsion), as a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37impulse — n. (in neurology) See: nerve impulse …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 38impulse — impulsas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. impulse; pulse vok. Impuls, m; Puls, m; Stoß, m rus. импульс, m pranc. impulsion, f …

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  • 39Impulse — impulsai statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. pulses vok. Impulse, m rus. импульсы, m pranc. impulsions, f …

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  • 40impulse — impulsas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Diskretusis tam tikros energijos ir trukmės signalas. atitikmenys: angl. impulse; pulse vok. Impuls, m; Puls, m rus. импульс, m pranc. impulsion, f …

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