impulsion

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

Noun

impulsion (countable and uncountable, plural impulsions)

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 or influence; impulse.

References

• impulsion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• impulsion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pyl.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

impulsion f (plural impulsions)

1. impulse
2. impulsion, drive, impetus
3. (physics) electric pulse, momentum

Further reading

• “impulsion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).