Definitions for "Impulse"
The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately.
The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.
Impulse is a Marvel Comics character created by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley. Impulse first appeared as a member of Psionex in New Warriors vol.1 #4.
Impulse is a bodyspray manufactured by Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and London, United Kingdom. Introduced as a 'perfume deodorant' in South Africa in 1972, Impulse was launched in the UK in 1979, including the butterfly design and the slogan "Men can't help acting on impulse."
the electrochemical transmission of a signal along a phloem or a nerve fiber that produces an excitatory or inhibitory response at a target tissue.
A wave of depolarization conducted along a nerve fiber or muscle fiber.
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
A term used in weather primarily to describe a weak disturbance that does not necessarily have an associated storm center or surface low. The disturbance usually does not create severe weather and is frequently associated with a marine air push.
(abbrev. IMPL) Alternate term for Upper Level System and Shortwave; a general term for any large-scale or mesoscale disturbance capable of producing upward motion (lift) in the middle or upper parts of the atmosphere.
the channel within the take-home market that includes convenience stores, petrol station forecourts, off-licences, independent grocers and confectionery, tobacco, and news retailers
Impulse, Inc. was a software company responsible for making several 3D modeling and rendering applications. Most notably Turbo Silver and Imagine for the Amiga computer. They were originally located in Minneapolis, MN and later moved to Las Vegas, NV.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
Transient voltage or current condition of positive or negative amplitude.
Immediate reaction or desire to perform some action. Impulsivity is an inability to resist acting on impulses regardless of their appropriateness or consequences.
an urging for action
"Impulse" is the title of an episode from the third season of the television show Star Trek: Enterprise. Its episode number is 057 (Paramount Pictures, n.d.). Praised for its action, suspense, and unique plot, the episode was considered to be one of the best third-season episodes from the show upon its original airing on Wednesday, 8 October, 2003.
a column vector full of zeros with somewhere a one, say (where the prime ()' means transpose the row into a column
a short duration signal that goes from zero to a maximum value and back to zero again in a short time
a signal or sound that has a very short (vanishingly short) duration
Action potential and spike are synonyms; an impulse is the regenerative change in the voltage across the neuron's membrane used for long-distance (more than a millimeter) signaling in the nervous system. It is brief (1/1000 sec, quicker than any other signal in the brain but a million times slower than computers) and large (only 1/10 volt but bigger than any other voltage in the brain). Its threshold property can also be used as a simple decision making mechanism. See also axon, myelin.
A signal as received or sent by a timing device. See also Split.
an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
a very repsectable gun, I would say it is one of the best priced electros on the market, most bang for the buck for its price range
A sharply defined change in a series of input data being studied, such as market prices or volume.
Impulse is a in-game console command that is present in the first-generation Quake engine and games based on it (such as Half-Life). Impulse is followed by an integer from 0 to 255, enables special modes and change of weapon.
an impulse purchase is one bought on the spur of the moment, without much deliberation
A current surge.
Any piping network external to the regulator other than the main line or vent pipe. To use this word correctly, another description is needed such as "Downstream Impulse".
The period during that the escape wheel imparts power to the pallets.
The effect of a blow or thrust.
an easy thing to get under control
Impulse Response In-Line Monitoring
a vertical line at a single point
See upper level system.