appulsen.

/əˈpʌls/

Etymology: < Latin appulsus, noun of completed action < appuls- participial stem of appellĕre, < ap- = ad- to + pellĕre to drive. Some pronounce ˈæpʌls; compare ˈimpulse, reˈpulse.

a. A driving or energetic motion toward or against a place. †spec. The running of a ship towards any point (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > driving against

appulsion1615

appulsea1626

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > driving or energetic

appulsea1626

a1626 F. Bacon Phys. Ess. (R.) The hours differ according to the appulse of the water to the shores.

1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. iii. 113 The continual appulse of fresh sap.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. iii. 16 Light..operateth by appulse upon the eye.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 412 The history of Deucalion, and of the appulse of the Ark.

1854 Owen in Orr's Circle Sci. Org. Nat. I. 265 The grinding surface of the crown receives the appulse of the opposing tooth.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. F3 Or 'fore some storm, when their [sc. birds'] quick sprights be stird With nearer strong appulse.

1763 W. Shenstone Elegies xvi. 11 Foe to the dull appulse of vulgar joy.

2. Astronomy. The arrival of a star or planet at the meridian or other point; the coming into conjunction of two heavenly bodies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > approach

application1546

appulse1684

the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun] > conjunction

conjunction1398

concourse1578

conjuncture1605

synod1646

syzygy1656

coition1678

appulse1684

1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 438 The fixed Stars, and the appulse of the moon to them.

1760 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 65/1 A comet..made a near appulse to the star in Orion's right knee.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. 13/1 Each star is found to have precisely the same interval between its successive appearances on, or as they are also termed, appulses to, the meridian.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	appulse
释义	appulsen. /əˈpʌls/ Etymology: < Latin appulsus, noun of completed action < appuls- participial stem of appellĕre, < ap- = ad- to + pellĕre to drive. Some pronounce ˈæpʌls; compare ˈimpulse, reˈpulse. 1. a. A driving or energetic motion toward or against a place. †spec. The running of a ship towards any point (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > driving against appulsion1615 appulsea1626 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > driving or energetic appulsea1626 a1626 F. Bacon Phys. Ess. (R.) The hours differ according to the appulse of the water to the shores. 1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. iii. 113 The continual appulse of fresh sap. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. iii. 16 Light..operateth by appulse upon the eye. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 412 The history of Deucalion, and of the appulse of the Ark. 1854 Owen in Orr's Circle Sci. Org. Nat. I. 265 The grinding surface of the crown receives the appulse of the opposing tooth. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. F3 Or 'fore some storm, when their [sc. birds'] quick sprights be stird With nearer strong appulse. 1763 W. Shenstone Elegies xvi. 11 Foe to the dull appulse of vulgar joy. 2. Astronomy. The arrival of a star or planet at the meridian or other point; the coming into conjunction of two heavenly bodies. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > approach application1546 appulse1684 the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [noun] > conjunction conjunction1398 concourse1578 conjuncture1605 synod1646 syzygy1656 coition1678 appulse1684 1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 438 The fixed Stars, and the appulse of the moon to them. 1760 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 65/1 A comet..made a near appulse to the star in Orion's right knee. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. 13/1 Each star is found to have precisely the same interval between its successive appearances on, or as they are also termed, appulses to, the meridian. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1626
随便看	sparest sparethrift sparetime sparfle spargad sparganosis sparge sparge arm sparge pipe sparged spargefaction spargefication spargelstone spargen spargener sparger spargers sparges sparget sparging spargosis sparhawk sparhook sparhouse spear-bearing