Impulse

n. instinctual urge, sudden desire, whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve fiber (Pathology); sudden application of force or the movement caused by it (Physics); sudden electrical current (Electronics)

In classical mechanics, an impulse is defined as the integral of a force with respect to time: whereI is impulse (sometimes marked J),F is the force, anddt is an infinitesimal amount of time.A simple derivation using Newton's second law yields:As a result, an impulse may also be regarded as the change in momentum of an object to which a force is applied. The impulse may be expressed in a simpler form when both the force and the mass are constant:
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Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of  ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. Most Impulse! albums were produced by Bob Thiele who joined the company after Taylor left to head Verve Records, assisted by the sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was apparently John Coltrane who insisted that Taylor bring Van Gelder into the fold; Coltrane was Impulse!'s first major signing and the label came to be known in retrospect as "the house that Trane built".
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Impulse /im·pulse/ 1. a sudden pushing force. 2. a sudden uncontrollable determination to act. 3. nerve i. [more]Impulse - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
(synonym) urge
(hypernym) motivation, motive, need
(hyponym) abience
2. a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"
(synonym) caprice, whim
(hypernym) desire
3. the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
(synonym) nerve impulse
(hypernym) electrical discharge
(hyponym) action potential
4. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
(synonym) pulsation, pulsing, pulse
(hypernym) wave, undulation
(classification) electronics
5. the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
(synonym) impulsion, impetus
(hypernym) drive, thrust, driving force
6. an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"
(synonym) momentum
(hypernym) force, forcefulness, strength

n. impulse, wave of energy transmitted via a nerve fiber (Pathology); sudden application of force, movement caused by a sudden application of force (Physics); sudden electrical current (Electronics)