nnoun.motivean instinctive motiveSynset:urge
Examples:- profound religious impulses
Hypernyms:motivation motive need
Inherited Hypernyms:urgemotivationpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Thanatosabienceadiencedeath instinctdeath wishitchy feetwanderlust
Full Hyponyms:abienceadiencedeath instinctwanderlust
nnoun.feelinga sudden desireSynset:caprice whim
Examples:- he bought it on an impulse
Derivationally Related Form:capricious
Hypernyms:desire
Inherited Hypernyms:capricedesirefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.eventthe electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiberSynset:nerve impulse nervous impulse neural impulse
Examples:- they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
Hypernyms:electrical discharge
Inherited Hypernyms:nerve impulseelectrical dischargedischargehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:action potential
Full Hyponyms:action potential
nnoun.event(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)Topic:electronics
Synset:pulsation pulse pulsing
Examples:- the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
Derivationally Related Form:pulsatepulse
Hypernyms:undulation wave
Inherited Hypernyms:pulsationwavemovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of applying force suddenlySynset:impetus impulsion
Examples:- the impulse knocked him over
Derivationally Related Form:impel
Hypernyms:drive driving force thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:impulsedrivepropulsionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributean impelling force or strengthSynset:momentum
Examples:- the car's momentum carried it off the road
Hypernyms:force forcefulness strength
Inherited Hypernyms:momentumforceintensitydegreepropertyattributeabstractionentity