impulse

A noun referring to a sudden strong urge, desire, or force that prompts action, or a short electrical signal transmitted along a nerve or wire.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее внезапное сильное побуждение, желание или силу, побуждающую к действию, или короткий электрический сигнал, передаваемый по нерву или проводу.esSustantivo que denota un impulso repentino y fuerte, un deseo o una fuerza que incita a actuar, o una breve señal eléctrica transmitida por un nervio o un cable.frImpulsion soudaine et forte, ou désir ou force qui pousse à agir, ou bref signal électrique transmis le long d'un nerf ou d'un fil.deSubstantiv, das einen plötzlichen starken Antrieb, Drang oder eine innere Kraft bezeichnet, die zu einer Handlung bewegt; ebenso ein kurzes elektrisches Signal, das über einen Nerv oder eine Leitung übertragen wird.ptSubstantivo que designa uma força ou desejo súbito e intenso que leva alguém a agir, ou um sinal elétrico breve transmitido por um nervo ou fio.zh名词，指突然而强烈的冲动、欲望或促使行动的力量；也指沿神经或导线传导的短暂电信号。arاسم يدل على نزعة أو رغبة مفاجئة وقوية تدفع إلى الفعل، أو على قوة دافعة تحرك شيئًا ما، أو على إشارة كهربائية قصيرة تنتقل عبر العصب أو السلك.

1. Sudden urge B2 formal

   A sudden strong and unreflective desire or inclination to act.

   • She felt an impulse to buy the expensive dress.
   • He resisted the impulse to shout at his colleague.
   • On a sudden impulse, she decided to quit her job.

   ruВнезапное побуждениеesImpulso repentinofrImpulsion soudainedePlötzlicher ImpulsptImpulso súbitozh一时冲动arاندفاع مفاجئ

   Синонимы: capricecompulsiondesirefancyinclinationitchnotionurgevagarywhim

2. Physics: Force over time C1 formal scientific

   The product of the average force acting on a body and the time during which it acts, causing a change in momentum.

   • The impulse of the collision was calculated by the engineers.
   • A large impulse is needed to change the rocket's trajectory.
   • The impulse-momentum theorem is fundamental in physics.

   ruИмпульс силыesImpulso mecánicofrImpulsion (physique)deKraftstoßptImpulsozh冲量arاندفاع القوة

3. Nerve signal C1 formal scientific

   A wave of electrical activity that travels along a nerve fiber, transmitting information.

   • Nerve impulses travel at high speeds through the body.
   • The brain processes sensory impulses from the skin.
   • An electrical impulse triggers the muscle to contract.

   ruНервный импульсesImpulso nerviosofrInflux nerveuxdeNervenimpulsptImpulso nervosozh神经冲动arالنبضة العصبية

   Синонимы: action potentialdischargenerve impulseneural impulsepulsespike

• impulses plural form
• impulses' possessive plural form
• impulse's possessive singular form