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the act of applying force suddenly
the impulse knocked him over
(noun) momentum
an impelling force or strength
the car's momentum carried it off the road
(noun) nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
(noun) pulsation, pulse, pulsing
(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
a sudden desire
he bought it on an impulse
(noun) urge
an instinctive motive
profound religious impulses