different between impulsion vs impulsor

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

Latin impulsor

Noun

impulsor (plural impulsors)

1. One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsive
• impulsively
• impulsiveness

References

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

Catalan

Adjective

impulsor (feminine impulsora, masculine plural impulsors, feminine plural impulsores)

1. impulsive

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /im?pul.sor/, [?m?p???s??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im?pul.sor/, [im?puls?r]

Noun

impulsor m (genitive impuls?ris); third declension

1. inciter, instigator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• impulsor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• impulsor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Adjective

impulsor m or f (plural impulsores, comparable)

1. impulsive; impellent (which impels, drives)

   Synonyms: impulsivo, impelente

Noun

impulsor m (plural impulsores, feminine impulsora, feminine plural impulsoras)

1. impulsor; inciter; instigator

   Synonym: instigador

Spanish

Adjective

impulsor (feminine impulsora, masculine plural impulsores, feminine plural impulsoras)

1. driving
2. impulsive

Noun

impulsor m (plural impulsores)

1. impeller