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How to sign: an impelling force or strength
"the car's momentum carried it off the road";
Similiar / Same: momentum
Categories: force, forcefulness, strength
How to sign: a sudden desire
"he bought it on an impulse";
Similiar / Same: caprice, whim
Categories: desire
How to sign: (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";
Similiar / Same: pulsation, pulsing, pulse
Categories: undulation, wave
How to sign: the act of applying force suddenly
"the impulse knocked him over";
Similiar / Same: impulsion, impetus
Categories: drive, driving force, thrust
