impulsion
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin impulsio.
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia impulsion (plural impulsions)
- The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.
- Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.
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[edit] References
- impulsion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- impulsion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
