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(noun) the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" |
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Synonyms: impetus, impulsion |
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Related Words: drive, driving force, thrust |
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(noun) an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" |
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Synonyms: momentum |
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Related Words: force, forcefulness, strength |
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(noun) the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" |
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Synonyms: nerve impulse |
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Related Words: action potential, electrical discharge |
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(noun) a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse" |
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Synonyms: caprice, vagary, whim |
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Related Words: desire |
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(noun) an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" |
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Synonyms: urge |
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Related Words: abience, adience, motivation, motive, need, wanderlust |
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(noun) (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" |
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Synonyms: pulsation, pulse, pulsing |
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Related Words: undulation, wave |
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