electrical impulse

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricalandimpulse

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electrical
adjective
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/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/us
/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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impulse
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pʌls/us
/ˈɪm.pʌls/
a sudden strong wish to ...
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(Definition ofelectricalandimpulsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The myelination enables an especially rapid mode ofelectricalimpulsepropagation called saltatory conduction.
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This thereby slows conduction of theelectricalimpulsewithin the heart, i.e. it reduces excitability.
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This leads to the opening of the channel converting the chemical signal to anelectricalimpulse.
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The device is programmed to detect cardiac arrhythmia and correct it by delivering a briefelectricalimpulseto the heart.
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The axonal terminals are specialized to release theelectricalimpulseof the presynaptic cell.
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When a transaction that involves cash is completed, the register sends anelectricalimpulseto a solenoid to release the catch and open the drawer.
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This is a safety mechanism when there is lack ofelectricalimpulseor stimuli from the atrium.
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The mainstream research currently focuses onelectricalimpulsemonitoring, recording and translating the many different electrical signals that the brain transmits.
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An action potential on the other hand is an all-or-noneelectricalimpulse.
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The time it takes for theelectricalimpulseto travel from the stimulation to the recording site is measured.
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Theelectricalimpulseis generated at a different focus within the atria of the heart each time.
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To continue the propagation of impulses within neurons, theelectricalimpulseis converted into chemicals.
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This tissue allows theelectricalimpulse, which stimulates the heartbeat, to happen very rapidly.
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It functions to carry theelectricalimpulsefrom the atria to the ventricle.
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Instead of breaking a circuit on contact, the shell created anelectricalimpulsewhen it hit each screen, causing a spark to burn a small hole in the tape.
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This is quite a long way from the ear and there is no perception of sound until these electrical impulses reach it.
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The acetylcholine is rapidly degraded here, but before this happens it activates acetylcholine receptors on the postsynaptic terminal and triggers anelectricalimpulsein that cell.
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It is thus a small battery-poweredelectricalimpulsegenerator that is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
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These data could be collected by biological probes receiving electrical impulses and would enable a user to recreate experiences or even to transfer (transplant) memories from one brain to another.
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