driving+impulse
21driving — driv·ing || draɪvɪŋ adj. vigorous, energetic; transferring power; used when operating a vehicle n. act of operating a vehicle draɪv n. trip in a vehicle (usually for pleasure); impelling forward (i.e. cattle drive); type of computer… …
22driving force — noun the act of applying force to propel something (Freq. 1) after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off • Syn: ↑drive, ↑thrust • Derivationally related forms: ↑thrust (for: ↑ …
23Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
24goad — [gōd] n. [ME gode < OE gad, akin to Langobardic gaida, javelin < IE base * ĝhei , to throw > Sans hinvati, (he) hurls] 1. a sharp pointed stick used in driving oxen 2. any driving impulse; spur vt. to drive with or as with a goad; prod… …
25heartbeat — noun Date: 1850 1. one complete pulsation of the heart 2. the vital center or driving impulse 3. a brief space of time ; flash used chiefly in the phrase in a heartbeat …
26Sid Meier's Colonization — For the 2008 remake, see Civilization IV: Colonization. Sid Meier s Colonization Developer(s) MicroProse …
27act — {{11}}act (n.) late 14c., a thing done, from O.Fr. acte (official) document, and directly from L. actus a doing, a driving, impulse; a part in a play, act, and actum a thing done, originally a legal term, both from agere to do, set in motion,… …
28drift — I. n. 1. Course, bearing, direction. 2. Aim, purpose, intention, intent, proposal, design, scope, tendency, object, mark. 3. (Geol.) Diluvium, diluvial formations. 4. (Mining.) Passage (under ground, between shafts). 5. Sw …
29scend — /sɛnd/ (say send) Nautical –verb (i) 1. to descend into the trough of a wave (as opposed to pitch). –noun 2. a sudden plunge of a vessel. 3. the driving impulse of the sea or of a wave. {variant of send1 misinterpreted as an aphetic form of of… …
30turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …
