impulse

Examples

• All

• In order for brain activity to occur, electrical impulses must cross these synapses.

  Academic text (1992)

• And this filter I ran between every impulse that came in.

• The point spread function, the impulse response with the ideal target.

• If it's off to the right, the impulse starts first here.

• We will fire with a low impulse.

  The Glory Brigade (1953)

• So now we are looking for a fuel that not only has a high specific impulse, but with great cooling properties too.

• This ring houses the impulse conductor circuit.

  The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

• And then we have the sampling impulse train or sampling sequence.

• Then, using an implementation of the image source model 58, we simulated the room impulse response.

  Academic text (2017)

• The white Gaussian noise is then convolved with the impulse response of the shaping filter.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

P

pulse

vsimpulse

• Specialized

226 5.6

A short sudden change in an electrical signal used to carry information

is an isolated sharp surge rather than a regular repeating signal

T

transient

vsimpulse

• Specialized

1 9.1

A short electrical signal that happens after a sudden change in the power supply

is the actual sharp surge that triggers changes rather than the following oscillation

P

pulsation

vsimpulse

• Specialized

1 6.8

A short sudden change in an electrical signal

marks a single sharp surge that signals a sudden circuit state change

Compounds

N

nerve impulse

• Specialized

1 4.9

An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to carry messages in the body

N

neural impulse

• Specialized

1 6.5

An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to send information

I

irresistible impulse

1 7.9

A sudden strong desire to do something you cannot control

N

nervous impulse

• Specialized

1 5.8

An electrical message that travels along a nerve to carry information

I

impulse explosive

• Specialized

9.1

A strong chemical that pushes shells, rockets, or torpedoes forward

I

impulse relay

• Specialized

8.2

A small electric switch that changes when you press a button and stays that way until pressed again

I

impulse turbine

• Specialized

7.4

A machine whose blades are turned by fast jets of water or steam

I

irrational impulse

8.0

A sudden strong wish to do something without a clear reason

How Intense

surge

132 4.2

spike

66 3.5

impulse

• Specialized

99 7.7

pulse

• Specialized

226 5.6

blip

35 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology