Words · Common
impulse
/ˈɪmpəls/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
an instinctive motive
profound religious impulses
- noun
a sudden desire
he bought it on an impulse
- noun
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
- 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
- noun
the act of applying force suddenly
the impulse knocked him over