impulse, n.
(impulses)
freq. cnt. 17
(impulses)
freq. cnt. 17
an instinctive motive
<noun.motive> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2
impulse urge
sample sentences
"profound religious impulses"
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hyponym
a sudden desire
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
caprice impulse whim
sample sentences
"he bought it on an impulse"
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the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
impulse nerve impulse nervous impulse neural impulse
sample sentences
"they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
the act of applying force suddenly
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
impetus impulse impulsion
sample sentences
"the impulse knocked him over"
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(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
impulse pulsation pulse pulsing
sample sentences
"the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
an impelling force or strength
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
impulse momentum
sample sentences
"the car's momentum carried it off the road"
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