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Word: Impulse
Speech Type: Noun
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)
ˈɪmpʌls
a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act
Short Definition:sudden strong and unreflective urge
Examples:- I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle
something that causes something to happen or happen more quickly; an impetus
Short Definition:impetus
Examples:- an added impulse to this process of renewal
a pulse of electrical energy; a brief current
Short Definition:pulse of electrical energy
Examples:- nerve impulses
- electrical impulses
a force acting briefly on a body and producing a finite change of momentum
Short Definition:force producing finite change of momentum
Examples:- ability to communicate motion by impulse
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