impulse (redirected from muscle impulse)

im·pulse  (mpls)

n.

1.

a. An impelling force; an impetus.

b. The motion produced by such a force.

2. A sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; an abrupt inclination: had an impulse to run away; an impulse of regret that made me hesitate; bought a hat on impulse.

3. A motivating force or tendency: "Respect for the liberty of others is not a natural impulse in most men" Bertrand Russell.

4. Electronics A surge of electrical power in one direction.

5. Physics The product obtained by multiplying the average value of a force by the time during which it acts. The impulse equals the change in momentum produced by the force in this time interval.

6. Physiology The electrochemical transmission of a signal along a nerve fiber that produces an excitatory or inhibitory response at a target tissue, such as a muscle or another nerve.

adj.

Characterized by impulsiveness or acting on impulse: an impulse shopper; impulse buying.

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[Latin impulsus, from past participle of impellere, to impel; see impel.]

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impulse

Noun

1. a sudden desire or whim

2. an instinctive drive; urge: the mothering impulse

3. Physics

a. the product of a force acting on a body and the time for which it acts

b. the change in the momentum of a body as a result of a force acting upon it

4. Physiol a stimulus transmitted in a nerve or muscle [Latin impulsus incitement]

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impulse  (mpls)

1. A sudden flow of electrical current in one direction.

2. An electrical signal traveling along the axon of a neuron. Nerve impulses excite or inhibit activity in other neurons or in the tissues of the body, such as muscles and glands.

3. The change of momentum of a body or physical system over a time interval in classical mechanics, equal to the force applied times the length of the time interval over which it is applied.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impulse - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" urge motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" abience - (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object adience - (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object death instinct, death wish, Thanatos - (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die itchy feet, wanderlust - very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
	2.	impulse - a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" caprice, whim desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
	3.	impulse - the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse electrical discharge - a discharge of electricity action potential - the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
	4.	impulse - (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" pulsation, pulse, pulsing electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	5.	impulse - the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" impetus, impulsion drive, driving force, thrust - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
	6.	impulse - an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" momentum forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

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impulse

noun 1. urge, longing, desire, drive, wish, fancy, notion, yen (informal) instinct, yearning, inclination, itch, whim, compulsion, caprice

noun 2. force, pressure, push, movement, surge, motive, thrust, momentum, stimulus, catalyst, impetus >> on impulse impulsively, of your own accord, freely, voluntarily, instinctively, impromptu, off the cuff (informal) in the heat of the moment, off your own bat, quite unprompted

Translations

impulse [ˈɪmpʌls] n → impulso;

to act on impulse → actuar sin reflexionar, dejarse llevar por el impulso

impulse [ˈɪmpʌls] n → impulsion f;

on impulse → impulsivement, sur un coup de tête

impulse [ˈɪmpʌls] n → Impuls m;

(urge) → Drang m;

to act on impulse → aus einem Impuls heraus handeln

impulse [ˈɪmpʌls] n → impulso;

to act on impulse → agire d'impulso or impulsivamente

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impulse

n impulse [ˈimpals]

1 a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences I bought the dress on impulse – I didn't really need it impuls نَزْوَه порив náhlý popud indskydelse; impuls die Eingebung παρόρμηση, αυθόρμητη ενέργεια impulso siseaje هوس mielijohde impulsion דַחַף आवेग impuls, poriv indíték; ösztönös cselekvés impuls, gerakan hati skyndilega hugdetta impulso 衝動 충동 impulsas impulss gerakan hati impuls, opwelling impuls, innfall odruch impulso impul­s порыв popud nagon impuls impuls แรงกระตุ้น ani istek, dürtü 衝動 спонукання; поштовх اکساہٹ sự hấp tấp 冲动

2 a sudden force or stimulation an electrical impulse. impuls دافِع،حافِز импулс impulz impuls der Impuls ερέθισμα, διέγερση impulso impulss ضربه؛ تکانه impulssi impulsion פּוּלס संवेग pobuda, pokretačka sila impulzus rangsangan hreyfiafl; kippur, högg impulso 衝撃 충격 impulsas impulss rangsangan impuls impuls, (strøm)støt bodziec impulso impuls импульс impulz impulz impuls impuls กระแสประสาท empüls, akım darbesi 衝力，脈衝 імпульс ذہنی ہیجان sự thúc đẩy 冲力，脉冲

adj imˈpulsive [-siv]

done, or likely to act, suddenly, without careful thought an impulsive action; You're far too impulsive! impulsief نَزوي، مُتَهَوِّر، نَزِق импулсивен nutkavý; vznětlivý impulsiv impulsiv αυθόρμητος, παρορμητικός impulsivo impulsiivne هوسی؛ ویری impulsiivinen impulsif אִימפּוּלסִיבִי आवेगी impulzivan lobbanékony impulsif hvatvís, fljóthuga impulsivo 衝動的な 충동적인 impulsyvus impulsīvs mengikut gerakan hati impulsief impulsiv, spontan impulsywny impulsivo im­pul­siv; nechibzuit импульсивный impulzívny, konajúci bez rozmyslu nepremišljen impulsivan impulsiv หุนหันพลันแล่น düşüncesiz 衝動的 імпульсивний; спонукальний وقتی تحریک پر مبنی hấp tấp 冲动的

adv imˈpulsively

impulsief بانْدِفاع، بِتَهَوُّر импулсивно bez rozmyslu impulsivt impulsiv αυθόρμητα impulsivamente impulsiivselt بلا اختیار impulsiivisesti impulsivement בְּאוֹפֶן אִימפּוּלסִיבִי आवेगशील impulzivno impulzívan secara impulsif hvatvíslega impulsivamente 衝動的に 충동적으로 impulsyviai impulsīvi dengan mengikut gerak hati impulsief impulsivt impulsywnie impulsivamente impulsiv импульсивно impulzívne nagonsko impulsivno impulsivt อย่างหุนหันพลันแล่น düşüncesizce 衝動地 імпульсивно متحرک ہو کر một cách hấp tấp 冲动地

n imˈpulsiveness

impulsiwiteit إنْدِفاع، تَهَوُّر импулсивност vznětlivost impulsivitet impulsive Art αυθορμητισμός impulsividad impulsiivsus تکانشگری؛ نیروی آنی impulsiivisuus impulsivité אִימפּוּלסִיבִיוּת आवेगिता impulzivnost lobbanékonyság sifat impulsif hvatvísi impulsività 衝動性 충동적임 impulsyvumas impulsivitāte suka mengikut gerak hati impulsieve aard spontanitet popędliwość impulsividade impulsivitate импульсивность impulzívnosť impulzivnost impulsivnost impulsivitet ความหุนหันพลันแล่น düşüncesizlik 衝動 імпульсивність متحرک ہونے کی کیفیت tính hấp tấp 冲动