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#1 impulse n. [urge] an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses". wn
#2 impulse n. [caprice, whim] a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse". wn
#3 impulse n. [nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse] the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus". wn
#4 impulse n. [pulsation, pulsing, pulse] (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". wn
#5 impulse n. [impulsion, impetus] the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over". wn
#2 impulse n. [caprice, whim] a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse". wn
#3 impulse n. [nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse] the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus". wn
#4 impulse n. [pulsation, pulsing, pulse] (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". wn
#5 impulse n. [impulsion, impetus] the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over". wn
