impulse
has definitions from the fields of physics,electricity,electronics
|
|
1 |
[ noun ] an instinctive motive
Synonyms Examples "profound religious impulses" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Nevertheless , impulses still exist among the ruling elite to rationalize and thus to perpetuate the need for centralized and authoritarian practices . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Under the religious impulse , whether theistic or humanistic , men have joy in living ; life leads somewhere . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)He did not really want to kill , but as in the sexual_act , there was a moment when the impulse took_over and could not be downed , even while you watched yourself giving_way to it . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)John 's first impulse was to denounce their blasphemy . Related terms |
2 | |
3 |
[ noun ] (physics,electricity) the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
Synonyms Examples "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)In experiments with topical application of strychnine on the cerebral_cortex , the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus was demonstrated . Related terms |
4 |
[ noun ] (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
Examples "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)We know that the number of radio and television impulses , sound_waves , ultra-violet rays , etc. , that may occupy the very same space , each solitary upon its own frequency , is infinite . Related terms |
5 |
[ noun ] the act of applying force suddenly
Examples "the impulse knocked him over" Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The Russian experimenters claim that only a small fraction of the impulse from the sensors is caused by the incident momentum with the remainder being momentum of ejected material from the sensor . |
6 | |
* |
|