Impulsion
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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. countable, uncountable
"I wrought like a fiend, for I expected every moment to be swamped; and since I found I could not push the coracle directly off, I now shoved straight astern. At length I was clear of my dangerous neighbour, and just as I gave the last impulsion, my hands came across a light cord that was trailing overboard across the stern bulwarks."
- 2 the act of applying force suddenly wordnet
- 3 Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse. countable, uncountable
"Farther, Chrisostome upon this place saith, that Paule when he thus writeth, doth in no wise denie the nature of the flesh, but exalteth it to a more higher dignitie, namelie, that it should rather obaie the impulsion of the spirite, than lust."
- 4 a force that moves something along wordnet
Example
More examples"I wrought like a fiend, for I expected every moment to be swamped; and since I found I could not push the coracle directly off, I now shoved straight astern. At length I was clear of my dangerous neighbour, and just as I gave the last impulsion, my hands came across a light cord that was trailing overboard across the stern bulwarks."
Etymology
From Middle English impulsioun, from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.