driving+impulse
11impulse — ► NOUN 1) a sudden strong and unreflective urge to act. 2) a driving force; an impetus. 3) a pulse of electrical energy; a brief current. 4) Physics a force acting briefly on a body and producing a change of momentum. ORIGIN Latin impulsus a push …
12impulse — n. driving force 1) to feel an impulse 2) to curb, resist an impulse 3) an irresistible impulse 4) an impulse to + inf. (he felt an irresistible impulse to buy a new TV set) 5) on, under (an) impulse (to act on impulse) stimulus 6) to convey,… …
13Impulse response — The Impulse response from a simple audio system. Showing the original impulse, the response after high frequency boosting, and the response after low frequency boosting. In signal processing, the impulse response, or impulse response function… …
14Impulse — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impulse >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impulse impulse impulsion impetus Sgm: N 1 momentum momentum Sgm: N 1 push push pulsion thrust shove jog jolt …
15impulse — /im puls/, n. 1. the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action: to be swayed by impulse. 3. an… …
16impulse — im•pulse [[t]ˈɪm pʌls[/t]] n. 1) the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: a generous impulse[/ex] 2) sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action: swayed by impulse[/ex] 3) an instance of this: an impulse to cry[/ex] 4)… …
17impulse — 1. A sudden pushing or driving force. 2. A sudden, often unreasoning, determination to perform some act. 3. The action potential of a nerve fiber. [L. im pello, pp. pulsus, to push against, impel (inp )] apex i. conventionally the lowermost,… …
18impulse — /ˈɪmpʌls / (say impuls) noun 1. the inciting influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under the impulse of pity. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action, or a particular instance of it: to be swayed by impulse …
19impulse — I. transitive verb (impulsed; impulsing) Date: 1611 to give an impulse to II. noun Etymology: Latin impulsus, from impellere to impel Date: 1647 1. a. inspiration, motivation …
20driving force — Synonyms and related words: bunt, butt, clout, compulsion, drive, impellent, impelling force, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitement, irresistible force, moment, momentum, motive power, power, propelling, propelment, propulsion,… …
