English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-impulse.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
From L. impulsus.
Noun
en-noun
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one.
#: The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
#: When I saw the new dictionary, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.
- physics The integral of force over time.
#: The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the bullet.
Derived terms
impulse buy
nerve impulse
on impulse
Related terms
impel
impulsion
impulsive
impulsively
impulsiveness
impulsor
pulse
Translations
Chinese: ��, ��
Finnish: impulssi
French: impulsion
Italian: impulso
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Persian: تکا��
Japanese: ��, ��, ���
Swedish: impuls, ingivelse
References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
Category:1000 English basic words
Italian
Verb
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