different between impulsion vs impulsively

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

Noun

impulsion (countable and uncountable, plural impulsions)

1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.
2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsive
• impulsor

References

• impulsion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impulsion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.pyl.sj??/

Noun

impulsion f (plural impulsions)

1. impulse
2. impulsion, drive, impetus
3. (physics) electric pulse, momentum

Derived terms

• arme à impulsion électrique
• pistolet à impulsion électrique

Further reading

• “impulsion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

impulsive +? -ly

Adverb

impulsively (comparative more impulsively, superlative most impulsively)

1. In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsive
• impulsiveness
• impulsor

References

• impulsively in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impulsively in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.