impulsion
See also: impulsión
English
Etymology
From Middle English impulsioun, from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.
Noun
impulsion (countable and uncountable, plural impulsions)
- 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.
- Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.
- 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 369:
- Once they sit to talk, the Pilgrims lose the impulsion that has brought them so far, their confidence in their own crude strength.
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Related terms
- impulse
- impulsive
- impulsor
References
- impulsion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- impulsion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pyl.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
impulsion f (plural impulsions)
- impulse
- impulsion, drive, impetus
- (physics) electric pulse, momentum
Derived terms
- arme à impulsion électrique
- pistolet à impulsion électrique
Further reading
- “impulsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.