What does impulsion mean?

Definitions for impulsion
ɪmˈpʌl ʃənim·pul·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drift, impetus, impulsionnoun

    a force that moves something along

  2. impulse, impulsion, impetusnoun

    the act of applying force suddenly

    "the impulse knocked him over"

Wiktionary

  1. impulsionnoun

    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. impulsionnoun

    Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.

  3. Etymology: From impulsio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Impulsionnoun

    Etymology: impulsion, Fr. impulsus, Latin.

    The motion in the minute parts of any solid body passeth without sound; for that sound that is heard sometimes is produced only by the breaking of the air, and not by the impulsion of the air. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    To the impulsion there is requisite the force of the body that moveth, and the resistance of the body that is moved; and if the body be too great, it yieldeth too little; and if it be too small, it resisteth too little. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    But thou didst plead
    Divine impulsion, prompting how thou might'st
    Find some occasion to infest our foes. John Milton, Agonistes.

Wikipedia

  1. Impulsion

    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 control; the horse exhibits a relaxed spinal column, which allows its hindquarters to come well under its body and "engage" so that they can be used in the most effective manner to move the horse forward at any speed. The concept and term was first written about by practitioners of dressage, but an ability to move with impulsion is a desired goal in most other equestrian disciplines. Impulsion occurs when a horse is under human control and is one of the desired goals in horse training, but it may sometimes be exhibited by a horse in a free and natural state. Impulsion allows any horse gait to be more elastic and light, and also provides the animal with the power needed to perform complex movements, including the piaffe and the airs above the ground. Within the dressage world, there is an unresolved debate whether impulsion can only occur in gaits which have a period of suspension, the trot and canter, or if it occurs at any gait, including the walk and the ambling gaits.

ChatGPT

  1. impulsion

    Impulsion can be defined as a sudden and powerful urge or impulse to act or behave in a certain way. It is characterized by a strong and immediate motivating force that drives an individual to take action without much reflection or consideration of consequences. Impulsion often involves acting on instinct or intuition, bypassing rational thinking or deliberate decision-making. It can manifest in various aspects of life, such as emotions, behavior, or thought processes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Impulsionnoun

    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. Impulsionnoun

    influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse

  3. Etymology: [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of impulsion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of impulsion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of impulsion in a Sentence

  1. Richard Bach:

    A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed, it feels an impulsion... .this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reason and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.

  2. Denis Diderot:

    The following general definition of an animal: a system of different organic molecules that have combined with one another, under the impulsion of a sensation similar to an obtuse and muffled sense of touch given to them by the creator of matter as a whole, until each one of them has found the most suitable position for its shape and comfort.

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