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(1):

(v. t.) To impel; to incite.

(2):

(n.) A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.

(3):

(n.) The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately.

(4):

(n.) The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.

(5):

(n.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Impulse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/impulse.html. 1828.
 
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