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impulse

/'ɪmpəls/

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noun
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
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"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"

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nerve impulse nervous impulse neural impulse

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electrical discharge
noun
an impelling force or strength
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momentum

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forcefulness force strength
noun
a sudden desire
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"he bought it on an impulse"

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caprice whim

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desire
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the act of applying force suddenly
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"the impulse knocked him over"

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impetus impulsion

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driving force thrust drive
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an instinctive motive
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"profound religious impulses"

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urge

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motive motivation need
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(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
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pulsation pulse pulsing

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undulation wave

Examples of impulse

"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
"he bought it on an impulse"
"the impulse knocked him over"
"profound religious impulses"