impulse
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impelsA thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
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» Tom resisted the impulse to shout.
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Examples
52 sentencesTom resisted the impulse to shout.
Tom resisted the impulse to kiss Mary.
ruТом сдержал порыв поцеловать Мэри. — Ooneykcall
deTom widerstand dem Drang, Mary zu küssen. — Mixtli
I felt an impulse to cry out loud.
ruЯ ощутил желание громко вскрикнуть. — Ooneykcall
deIch verspürte den Drang, laut zu schreien. — Mixtli
Meaning
3 sensesA thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
Impuls, Triebkraft
и́мпульсímpulʹs, поры́вporýv, побужде́ниеpobuždénije
і́мпульсímpulʹs
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.
Drang, innerer Antrieb
і́мпульсímpulʹs
The integral of force over time.
The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
Kraftstoß
и́мпульсímpulʹs, толчо́кtolčók
- an instinctive motive
- a sudden desire
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
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Forms
plural: impulsesSynonyms
12 synonyms- an instinctive motive:urge
- a sudden desire:capricewhim
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber:nerve impulsenervous impulseneural impulse
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients):pulsationpulsingpulse
- the act of applying force suddenly:impulsionimpetus
- an impelling force or strength:momentum
Word family
22 related wordsSee also
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