"impulsion" meaning in French

See impulsion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃.pyl.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-impulsion.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-impulsion.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: impulsions [plural]
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  1. impulse Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-impulsion-fr-noun-1JBiTQ8h Categories (other): French entries with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 45 9 45
  2. impulsion, drive, impetus Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-impulsion-fr-noun-relxd~R1
  3. (physics) electric pulse, momentum Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-impulsion-fr-noun-Q6sr5hsh Categories (other): Physics, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 45 9 45 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 6 54 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arme à impulsion électrique, pistolet à impulsion électrique 
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