Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impulsion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impulsion \Im*pul"sion\, n. [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See
{Impel}.]
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. ``The impulsion of the air.'' --Bacon.
2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind;
sudden motive or influence; impulse. ``The impulsion of
conscience.'' --Clarendon. ``Divine impulsion prompting.''
--Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impulsion
n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: {drift}, {impetus}]
2: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him
over" [syn: {impulse}, {impetus}]
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