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   impulse

   /ˈɪmpʌls/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act: "I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle" Similar urgeinstinctdrivecompulsionneeditchwhimcapricedesirefancynotion
   • ▪ the tendency to act impulsively: "he was a man of impulse, not premeditation" Similar spontaneityimpetuositywildnessrecklessnessirresponsibilityrashnessOpposite premeditationcarefulness
   • 2. something that causes something to happen or happen more quickly; an impetus: "an added impulse to this process of renewal" Similar inspirationstimulationstimulusincitementmotivationencouragementfillipspurprodcatalyst
   • 3. a pulse of electrical energy; a brief current: "nerve impulses" Similar pulsecurrentwavesignalmessagebrainwavecommunication
   • 4. a force acting briefly on a body and producing a finite change of momentum: "ability to communicate motion by impulse"
   • ▪ a change of momentum produced by an impulse, equivalent to the average value of the force multiplied by the time during which it acts.

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a verb in the sense ‘give an impulse to’): the verb from Latin impuls- ‘driven on’, the noun from impulsus ‘impulsion’, both from the verb impellere (see impel).

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   The meaning of IMPULSE is a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action. How to use impulse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Impulse.

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   noun. an impelling force or motion; thrust; impetus. a sudden desire, whim, or inclination. I bought it on an impulse. an instinctive drive; urge. tendency; current; trend. physics. the product of the average magnitude of a force acting on a body and the time for which it acts.

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   noun. ( Mechanical engineering: Mechanics and dynamics) If an impulse is applied to an object, a force acts on it which lasts for a particular period of time. When a bat hits a ball, an impulse is applied to the ball because the bat puts a force on the ball for a short time. Forces applied over time create impulses.

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   An impulse is a sudden force or desire — this could be an electrical impulse, or an impulse to get some pizza. If you act on a sudden feeling or thought, you’re following an impulse. That's like a whim: an impulse isn't something you've given a lot of thought.

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   impulse. ( ˈɪmpʌls) n. 1. an impelling force or motion; thrust; impetus. 2. a sudden desire, whim, or inclination: I bought it on an impulse. 3. an instinctive drive; urge. 4. tendency; current; trend. 5. (General Physics) physics. a. the product of the average magnitude of a force acting on a body and the time for which it acts.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimpulse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈɪmpʌls/ [countable, usually singular, uncountable] impulse (to do something) a sudden strong wish or need to do something, without stopping to think about the results. He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing. I resisted the impulse to laugh. Her first impulse was to run away.

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    Impulse definition: A sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; an abrupt inclination.