impulse

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
    — c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
  2. A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
    — The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
  3. The integral of force over time.
    — The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
动词 v.
  1. To impel; to incite. transitive
    — With that force so impulsed and prest they are carried under the deepe Ocean.

词形变化

impulses plural impulses present,singular,third-person impulsing participle,present impulsed participle,past impulsed past

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
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