Impulse is an English word with synonyms like urge or undulation. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Impulse meaning
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- The integral of force over time.
Synonyms of Impulse
Using Impulse
- The main meaning on this page is: A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels. | A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action. | The integral of force over time.
- Useful related words include: urge, undulation, wave, pulse.
- In the example corpus, impulse often appears in combinations such as: impulse to, the impulse, impulse response.
Context around Impulse
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impulse
- In this selection, "impulse" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, specific, infinite, finite, response, turbine and per stand out and add context to how "impulse" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and finite impulse response fir, 30 higher impulse density than, impulse response and specific impulse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impulse" sits close to words such as amit, bandits and brunch, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impulse
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Impulse pumps Impulse pumps use pressure created by gas (usually air). (11 words)
LMP-103S has 6% higher specific impulse and 30% higher impulse density than hydrazine monopropellant. (15 words)
These filterbanks may contain either finite impulse response (FIR) or infinite impulse response (IIR) filters. (15 words)
The Bahá'í Faith recognizes the value of the sex impulse, but that its proper use is within the institution of marriage ; Baha'is do not believe in the suppression of the sex impulse but in its regulation and control. (40 words)
Impulse response and transfer function A linear time-invariant (LTI) filter can be uniquely specified by its impulse response h, and the output of any filter is mathematically expressed as the convolution of the input with that impulse response. (39 words)
As soon as Robin and Wonder Girl saw Impulse, the memories returned, but before they could celebrate, the crew, along with Jinny Hex and Teen Lantern, found themselves on Gemworld where Impulse found a very much alive Conner Kent. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Impulse response and transfer function A linear time-invariant (LTI) filter can be uniquely specified by its impulse response h, and the output of any filter is mathematically expressed as the convolution of the input with that impulse response.
Impulse turbines A selection of impulse turbine blades An impulse turbine has fixed nozzles that orient the steam flow into high speed jets.
Bartholomew Krysiak, Impulse spokesman, said: “We have recreated some of the most famous 90s looks to celebrate the revival and return of a renowned 90s product, Impulse O2 and Air.
As soon as Robin and Wonder Girl saw Impulse, the memories returned, but before they could celebrate, the crew, along with Jinny Hex and Teen Lantern, found themselves on Gemworld where Impulse found a very much alive Conner Kent.
Though the duo’s first impulse is to throw their card collections away for promoting exclusion, this impulse gives way to proactivity.
By running the measured neural data through a robust algorithm, they will be able to calculate the speed and direction of nerve impulse propagation - and therefore determine whether a given impulse comes from a sensory or motor nerve.
Senekal was recently chosen to be an influencer for Boity Impulse, a body spray created by South African television personality Boity Thulo and perfume and deodorant brand Impulse South Africa.
Because the weight on Earth of the reaction mass is often unimportant when discussing vehicles in space, specific impulse can also be discussed in terms of impulse per unit mass.
Both infinite impulse response and finite impulse response low pass filters as well as filters using Fourier transforms are widely used.
Digital filters are typically considered in two categories: infinite impulse response (IIR) and finite impulse response (FIR).
If an engine weighs more in order to gain a higher specific impulse, it may not be as efficient in gaining altitude, distance, or velocity as a lighter engine that has a lower specific impulse.
If mass is used, specific impulse is an impulse per unit mass, which dimensional analysis shows to have units of speed, and so specific impulses are often measured in meters per second and are often termed effective exhaust velocity.
Impulse pumps Impulse pumps use pressure created by gas (usually air).
LMP-103S has 6% higher specific impulse and 30% higher impulse density than hydrazine monopropellant.
Modern steam turbines frequently employ both reaction and impulse in the same unit, typically varying the degree of reaction and impulse from the blade root to its periphery.
Simple infinite impulse response filter The effect of an infinite impulse response low-pass filter can be simulated on a computer by analyzing an RC filter's behavior in the time domain, and then discretizing the model.
The Bahá'í Faith recognizes the value of the sex impulse, but that its proper use is within the institution of marriage ; Baha'is do not believe in the suppression of the sex impulse but in its regulation and control.
These are often referred to as infinite impulse response (IIR) filters and finite impulse response (FIR) filters, respectively.
These filterbanks may contain either finite impulse response (FIR) or infinite impulse response (IIR) filters.
The specific impulse is a measure of the impulse produced per unit of propellant expended, while thrust is a measure of the momentary or peak force supplied by a particular engine.
Phrases with impulse
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with impulse
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- impulse to 31×
- the impulse 22×
- impulse response 15×
- an impulse 14×
- specific impulse 12×
- this impulse 11×
- impulse of 11×
- impulse control 11×
- of impulse 8×
- impulse is 8×