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IMPULSIVE ACTION

\ɪmpˈʌlsɪv ˈakʃən], \ɪmpˈʌlsɪv ˈakʃən], \ɪ_m_p_ˈʌ_l_s_ɪ_v ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of IMPULSIVE ACTION

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The mutual action between two bodies, when it is so large as to cause a sensible change in their velocities in an insensibly short time; as that between a hammer and the nail it drives, or a cricket-bat and the ball it strikes. See Impact.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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