Appulse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæp.əls/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Appulse is a noun meaning An energetic movement towards or against something; a push, a strike.
Meaning
An energetic movement towards or against something; a push, a strike.
More Meanings
- (astronomy) A close approach of two heavenly bodies; a conjunction or occultation.
Example Sentences
The remainder, […] thus retreats, that is, by the continual appulſe of the Sap, is in part carried off into the Cortical Body back again, the Sap vvhereof it novv tinctures into good Aliment: […]
[T]he vivacity of these trains of ideas, passing in the imagination, is greatly increased by […] their not being disturbed or dissevered either by the appluses of external bodies, as in surprize; or by our voluntary exertions in comparing them with our previous knowledge of things, as in reasoning upon them.
Word Forms
- appulses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include appulsion, impulse, charge, push, pulsation, thrust.
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