impulse
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1. the act of applying force suddenly (noun.act)
2. an impelling force or strength (noun.attribute)
3. the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber (noun.event)
hyponym | : | action potential, |
definition | : | the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted (noun.event) |
4. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event)
hypernym | : | undulation, wave, |
definition | : | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event) |
domain category | : | electronics, |
definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
5. a sudden desire (noun.feeling)
hypernym | : | desire, |
definition | : | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state (noun.feeling) |
6. an instinctive motive (noun.motive)
hypernym | : | motivation, motive, need, |
definition | : | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | abience, |
definition | : | (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object (noun.motive) |
hyponym | : | adience, |
definition | : | (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object (noun.motive) |
hyponym | : | itchy feet, wanderlust, |
definition | : | very strong or irresistible impulse to travel (noun.motive) |
7. the act of applying force suddenly (noun.act)
derivation | : | impel, propel, |
definition | : | cause to move forward with force (verb.contact) |
8. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event)
derivation | : | pulsate, pulse, |
definition | : | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses (verb.creation) |
9. a sudden desire (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | capricious, impulsive, whimsical, |
definition | : | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason (adj.all) |
10. the act of applying force suddenly (noun.act)
derivation | : | impel, propel, |
definition | : | cause to move forward with force (verb.contact) |
11. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event)
derivation | : | pulsate, pulse, |
definition | : | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses (verb.creation) |
12. a sudden desire (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | capricious, impulsive, whimsical, |
definition | : | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason (adj.all) |
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