Natural+impulse

  • 1natural impulse — index conatus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2impulse — 01. On an [impulse], I decided it would be fun to take my wife out to dinner as a surprise. 02. When my boss told me I was fired, my first [impulse] was to punch him, but I quickly decided that it wouldn t be a good idea. 03. She had to fight the …

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  • 3Impulse — Im pulse, n. [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See {Impel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately. [1913 Webster] All… …

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  • 4Impulse — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impulse >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impulse impulse impulsion impetus Sgm: N 1 momentum momentum Sgm: N 1 push push pulsion thrust shove jog jolt …

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  • 5Impulse excitation technique — PracticalThe impulse excitation technique is a nondestructive test method that uses natural frequency, dimensions and mass of a test piece to determine Young s modulus, Shear modulus, Poisson s ratio and damping coefficient.Dimensions and mass of …

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  • 6impulse — noun 1 sudden strong wish ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ irresistible ▪ first, initial, original ▪ My first impulse was to run away …

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  • 7impulse — Synonyms and related words: actuation, archetypal pattern, archetype, atomic power, automatic writing, automatism, blind impulse, catalyst, collective unconscious, compulsion, compulsiveness, conditioning, constraint, drive, echolalia, echopraxia …

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  • 8Natural monopoly — A monopoly describes a situation where all (or most) sales in a market are undertaken by a single firm. A natural monopoly by contrast is a condition on the cost technology of an industry whereby it is most efficient (involving the lowest long… …

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  • 9impulse — 1. A sudden pushing or driving force. 2. A sudden, often unreasoning, determination to perform some act. 3. The action potential of a nerve fiber. [L. im pello, pp. pulsus, to push against, impel (inp )] apex i. conventionally the lowermost,… …

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  • 10natural — adj. 1 not made by people VERBS ▪ be ▪ All the materials are natural. ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ completely natural materials …

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