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Meaning Of Impulse
n.
The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force;
impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion
suddenly, or immediately.
n.
The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a
sudden or momentary force.
n.
The action of a force during a very small interval of
time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon
a hard elastic body.
n.
A mental force which simply and directly urges to action;
hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of
appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good
impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.