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notion
English
Etymology
From Latin n?ti? (“a becoming acquainted, a taking cognizance, an examination, an investigation, a conception, idea, notion”), from n?scere (“to know”). Compare French notion. See know.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n????n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?no???n/
- Rhymes: -????n
Noun
notion (plural notions)
- Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.
- 1705-1715', George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed
- there are few that agree in their Notions about them:.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.
- Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act.
- A sentiment; an opinion.
- December 2, 1832, John Henry Newman, Wilfulness, the Sin of Saul
- A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.
- December 2, 1832, John Henry Newman, Wilfulness, the Sin of Saul
- (obsolete) Sense; mind.
- (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
- Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
- (colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.
Translations
See also
- concept
- conception
- meaning
Further reading
- notion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- notion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- notion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin n?ti?, n?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?.sj??/
Noun
notion f (plural notions)
- notion
Further reading
- “notion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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impulse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mp?ls/
- Hyphenation: im?pulse
Noun
impulse (plural impulses)
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
- c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- 1692?, John Dryden, Sylvae (translations), Preface
- These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
- 1692?, John Dryden, Sylvae (translations), Preface
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
Derived terms
- impulse buy
- nerve impulse
- on impulse
Related terms
- impel
- impulsion
- impulsive
- impulsively
- impulsiveness
- impulsivity
- impulsor
- pulse
Translations
Verb
impulse (third-person singular simple present impulses, present participle impulsing, simple past and past participle impulsed)
- (obsolete) To impel; to incite.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
References
- impulse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “impulse”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: impulsent, impulses
Verb
impulse
- first-person singular present indicative of impulser
- third-person singular present indicative of impulser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of impulser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of impulser
- second-person singular imperative of impulser
Italian
Verb
impulse
- third-person singular past historic of impellere
Latin
Participle
impulse
- vocative masculine singular of impulsus
Spanish
Noun
impulse m (plural impulses)
- push, shove
Verb
impulse
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
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