initial impulse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialandimpulse
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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impulse
noun
uk/ˈɪm.pʌls/us/ˈɪm.pʌls/
a sudden strong wish to ...
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(Definition ofinitialandimpulsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The vortex interacts briefly with the generator during its formation and as a result may lose some of itsinitialimpulse.
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Myinitialimpulsewas to make a piece to compare the different qualities, if any, of the two number series.
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Aninitialimpulseis always necessary to obtain autorotation.
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Consequently, in this case, the coercitive must be large compared to theinitialimpulse.
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Theinitialimpulsecomes from play.
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Figure 2 shows the impulse response of this network normalised over a half-second range (theinitialimpulseis missing).
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In this case, a sufficiently stronginitialimpulseis required before the fluid flow can maintain a continuous spinning of the body.
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A number of experiments suggest theinitialimpulseresponse is reduced under different stimulus conditions.
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We may see it as a sort of correction of theinitialimpulse.
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If thisinitialimpulseis too weak, the plate will oscillate a few times, and the motion may then come either to a stop or it may become autorotation.
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Dessau'sinitialimpulsehad been to give dissonant, complex music to the common people who were victims of war.
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Myinitialimpulse, like that of most writers who have been lucky, is to have a certain sense of guilt.
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Ourinitialimpulse, obviously, would be to refrain from participating in a debate which a good number of us think is nothing to do with us.
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Projectiles produce aninitialimpulsefrom the muzzle blast with a shock wave traveling radially outward perpendicular to the path of the supersonic projectile.
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Theinitialimpulsewas to be heard above the noise of lively rent parties.
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Meanwhile, theinitialimpulseis reflected at both ends of the string and travels back toward the center.
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The breech end of the tube was much thicker than the muzzle end, and this held theinitialimpulsepressure from the black powder.
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As it travels outward, thisinitialimpulseforces the wire out of its resting position all along its length.
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After theinitialimpulse, the air returns to the amber again taking with it little particles.
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