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impulse
noun
1 a sudden push forwards; a force producing sudden movement forwards; a thrust.
2 the motion or movement produced by such a force or push.
3 a sudden desire or urge to do something without thinking of the consequences bought the dress on impulse .
4 an instinctive or natural tendency.
5 physiol an electrical signal that travels along a nerve fibre, and in turn causes excitation of other nerve, muscle or gland cells, so relaying information throughout the nervous system. Also called nerve impulse.
6 physics for two objects that briefly collide with each other: the product of the force produced and the time for which it acts.
[17c: from Latin impulsus pressure]
impulsion , impulsive , etc see separate entries.
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