impulse

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

For spelling, as in, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in , and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare, ,.

Noun

 * 1) A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
 * 2) * c. 1715-1716,, letter to
 * All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
 * 1) A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
 * 2)  The integral of force over time.
 * 1)  The integral of force over time.
 * 1)  The integral of force over time.
 * 1)  The integral of force over time.
 * 1)  The integral of force over time.
 * 1)  The integral of force over time.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Basque: olde
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:, Triebkraft
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: παρόρμησις
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese:, , , インパルス, 出来心
 * Khmer: ពលវេគ
 * Latin: impulsus
 * Persian: تکانه
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: pitlag
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: і́мпульс


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, ,
 * German:, innerer Antrieb
 * Latin: citātus
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: і́мпульс


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: impuls síly
 * German: Kraftstoß
 * Hindi:
 * Irish: spreagadh
 * Japanese: ,
 * Malayalam:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: dantay

Verb

 * 1)  To impel; to incite.