impulse
Cross references:
1. motive
1. im.pulse \'im-.p*ls\ n [L impulsus, fr. impulsus, pp. of impellere to
impel] 1a: the act of driving onward with sudden force : IMPULSION 1b:
motion produced by such an impulsion : IMPETUS 1c: a wave of excitation
transmitted through tissues and esp. nerve fibers and muscles that results
in physiological activity or inhibition 2a: a force so communicated as to
produce motion suddenly 2b: INCENTIVE 2c: INSPIRATION, MOTIVATION 3a: a
sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usu. unpremediat ed
action 3b: a propensity or natural tendency usu. other than rational 4a:
the product of the average value of a force and the time during which i t
acts being a quantity equal to the change in momentum produced by the force
4b: PULSE
2. im.pulse \'im-.p*ls, im-'\ vt : to give an impulse to