Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM'PULSE
IM'PULSE, n. [im'puls; L. impulsus, from impello. See Impel.]
- Force communicated; the effect of one body acting on another. Impulse is the effect of motion, and is in proportion to the quantity of matter and velocity of the impelling body.
- Influence acting on the mind; motive. These were my natural impulses for the undertaking. Dryden.
- Impression; supposed supernatural influence on the mind. Meantime, by Jove's impulse, Mezentius armed, / Succeeded Turnus. Dryden.
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