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The act of applying force suddenly
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impulsion
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impulsion \Im*pul"sion\, n. [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel .] 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. ``The ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., "driving, pushing, thrusting," from Old French impulsion (early 14c.), from Latin impulsionem (nominative impulsio ) "external pressure," figuratively "incitement, instigation," noun of action from past participle stem of impellere (see impel ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Impulsion is the movement of a horse when it is going forward with controlled power. Related to the concept of collection , impulsion helps a horse effectively use the power in its hindquarters. To achieve impulsion, a horse is not using speed, but muscular ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 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. 2 influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Enough emphasis can not be laid on the importance of rhythm, balance and impulsion . ▪ The degree of the animal's impulsion made the movement appear to be both fast and slow at the same time. ▪ The speed must be correct for each ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a force that moves something along [syn: drift , impetus ] the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: impulse , impetus ]
Usage examples of impulsion.
Dunhuang was, before 848, under Tibetan occupation for some time but the impulsion to model in stucco is more likely to have entered Tibet from other areas of Buddhist artistic influence, such as the Tar im Basin of Xinjiang to the north, Kashmir in the west and Bihar in the south.
Like the Mussets and Sands, he failed to see that the Grand Passion was produced by the restraints that opposed themselves to the sexual impulse, just as the deep lake is produced by the dam that bars the passage of the stream, and the flight of the aeroplane by the air which resists the impulsion given to it by the motor.
You simply take her by the paws, as if she were a dancing partner, and yourself do the impulsion to make her wheel about in concert with you.
His psychology, however, being of an essentially rational kind, insufficiently attentive to the more deeply based, irrational impulsions of our nature, he assumed that when a custom or belief was shown to be unreasonable, it would presently disappear.
Klossowski loves to depict the play of conflicting impulsions as they traverse the flesh: Roberte invites the attention of some young stud by languidly proffering one upturned palm, even as her other hand irritatedly pushes him away.
The sewer, indeed, receives all the impulsions of the growth of Paris.
Later on, when each developed individuality and became personally conscious of impulsions and desires, the attraction of the light increased.
Buddhism has remained a monastic religion, nowhere more so than in Tibet, and monasteries have played a vital part in teaching and developing religious beliefs and their philosophical basis, even when the original impulsion came from outside their walls.