Appulse
//ˈæp.əls// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An energetic movement towards or against something; a push, a strike.
"The remainder, […] thus retreats, that is, by the continual appulſe of the Sap, is in part carried off into the Cortical Body back again, the Sap vvhereof it novv tinctures into good Aliment: […]"
- 2 A close approach of two heavenly bodies; a conjunction or occultation.
Example
More examples"The remainder, […] thus retreats, that is, by the continual appulſe of the Sap, is in part carried off into the Cortical Body back again, the Sap vvhereof it novv tinctures into good Aliment: […]"
Etymology
From Latin appulsus.
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