eng: impulse

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