IMPULSE

, the single or momentary action or force by which a body is impelled; in contradistinction to continued forces; like the blow of a hammer, &c.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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IMPENETRABILITY
IMPENETRABLE
IMPERVIOUS
IMPETUS
IMPOST
* IMPULSE
IMPULSIVE
INCEPTIVE
INCH
INCIDENCE
INCLINATION