Found 3 items, similar to impulse.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: impulse
denyut, gerak hati, kejutan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: impulse
impulse
n 1: an instinctive motive;
“profound religious impulses” [syn:
urge]
2: a sudden desire;
“he bought it on an impulse” [syn:
caprice,
whim]
3: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber;
“they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the
cortex to the hypothalamus” [syn:
nerve impulse]
4: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal
electrical state (or a series of such transients);
“the
pulsations seemed to be coming from a star” [syn:
pulsation,
pulsing,
pulse]
5: the act of applying force suddenly;
“the impulse knocked him
over” [syn:
impulsion,
impetus]
6: an impelling force or strength;
“the car's momentum carried
it off the road” [syn:
momentum]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Impulse
Impulse
\Im*pulse"\, v. t. [See
Impel.]
To impel; to incite. [Obs.] --Pope.
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Impulse
\Im"pulse\, n. [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See
Impel.]
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1. The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force;
impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to
produced motion suddenly, or immediately.
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All spontaneous animal motion is performed by
mechanical impulse. --S. Clarke.
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2. The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a
sudden or momentary force.
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3. (Mech.) 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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4. 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; to buy something on impulse.
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These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
--Dryden.
Syn: Force; incentive; influence; motive; feeling;
incitement; instigation.
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