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Impulse means A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels..
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/ˈɪmpʌls/ · noun
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels..
c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
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.
Theſe were my natural Impulses for the undertaking: […]
Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,[…].”
An impulse urged him to plant a sudden blow on it, by he forced himself to consider the impolicy of such an act.
The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
With that force so impulsed and prest they are carried under the deepe Ocean.
Use impulse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Impulse means A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels..
Common synonyms include impetus, urge, whim, pulse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
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