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impulse

noun
/ˈɪmpʌls/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.

  1. derived from impulsus
  2. borrowed from impulser

Definitions

  1. A thrust

    A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.

    • c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.

  2. A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.

    • The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
    • When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.
    • Theſe were my natural Impulses for the undertaking: […]

  3. The integral of force over time.

    • The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To impel

      To impel; to incite.

      • With that force so impulsed and prest they are carried under the deepe Ocean.

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Derived

counterimpulse, impulse-buy, impulse buy, impulse buyer, impulse buying, impulse control disorder, impulse function, impulse good, impulseless, impulse noise, impulse purchase, impulse response, nerve impulse, on an impulse, on impulse, specific impulse

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at impulse. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at impulse. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at impulse

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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