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impulsion

noun

Etymology

From Middle English impulsioun, from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

  1. derived from impulsio
  2. derived from impulsion
  3. inherited from impulsioun

Definitions

  1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled

    The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.

  2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind

    Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.

    • Once they sit to talk, the Pilgrims lose the impulsion that has brought them so far, their confidence in their own crude strength.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at impulsion. 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.

01impulsion02impulse03force04vigour05exertion06mental07emotional08determined09determination

A definitional loop anchored at impulsion. 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 impulsion

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA