impulse spring

/ˈɪmpʌls sprɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of impulse spring - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

timekeeping

Dated

spring in watches regulating movement

Dated

The impulse spring in the watch broke.

mechanics

TECH.

spring responding to sudden forces

TECH.

The device uses an impulse spring for quick actions.

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Expressions with impulse

on an impulse

adv.

suddenly without thinking or planning

She bought the dress on an impulse.

on impulse

adv.

acting without prior thought or planning

She bought the dress on impulse.

act on impulse

do something suddenly without planning

She tends to act on impulse when shopping.

impulse buyer

person who buys things suddenly without planning

She is an impulse buyer, always getting things she doesn't need.

impulse buying

buying things suddenly without planning, often because of feelings

Impulse buying made her spend more than she planned.

impulse purchase

something bought without planning or thought

She made an impulse purchase at the checkout.

Expressions with spring

spring up

to rise or jump suddenly from a position

He sprang up from his chair when he heard the news..

spring chicken

person who is no longer young

She admitted she was no spring chicken anymore.

spring from

move or jump suddenly from a place

The cat sprang from the tree onto the roof.

spring on

suddenly present something unexpected to someone

They sprang the news on us during dinner.

spring a trap

cause a trap to close suddenly

The hunter sprang a trap to catch the rabbit.

spring in your step

lively and energetic manner of walking

After the raise, there was a spring in your step all day.

spring out

break out or escape from confinement

The prisoners managed to spring out of the cell.

spring to life

start working or functioning suddenly

The old car sprang to life after a few tries.

spring to mind

appear suddenly in one's thoughts as an example

When I think of summer, beaches spring to mind.

full of the joys of spring

adj.

very cheerful and lively, showing happiness and energy

She was full of the joys of spring after hearing the good news!

Examples of impulse spring in a sentence

A faulty impulse spring can affect time accuracy.
An impulse spring is crucial for the mechanism's efficiency.
The engineer tested the impulse spring under various conditions.

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French:ressort d'impulsion, ressort de choc, ...
German:Impulsfeder, Reaktionsfeder, ...
Italian:molla di impulso, molla a impulso, ...
Spanish:resorte de impulso, ...
Portuguese:mola de impulso, mola de reação rápida, ...
Chinese:冲击弹簧, ...
Japanese:インパルススプリング, ...
Arabic:نابِض دَفْع, نابِض نَبْضِي, ...
Hebrew:קְפִיץ וִיסּוּת, קָפִיץ הֲדָף, ...
Russian:импульсная пружина, ...
Ukrainian:пружина імпульсу, імпульсна пружина, ...
Hindi:इम्पल्स स्प्रिंग, ...
Bengali:ইমপালস স্প্রিং, ঝটকা স্প্রিং, ...
Catalan:molla impulsora, molla d'impuls, ...
Czech:regulační pružina v hodinkách, pružina pro rázové zatížení, ...
Danish:impulsfjeder, reaktionsfjeder, ...
Dutch:impulsveer, ...
Greek:ελατήριο κίνησης, ελατήριο ώθησης, ...
Hungarian:hajszálrugó, impulzusrugó, ...
Khmer:ស្ព្រីងក្នុងនាឡិកាដៃដែលគ្រប់គ្រងចលនា, ស្ព្រីងសម្រាប់ឆ្លើយតបនឹងកម្លាំងភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:충격 스프링, 임펄스 스프링, ...
Persian:فنر تنظیم‌کننده, فنر واکنشی, ...
Polish:sprężyna impulsowa, sprężyna reakcyjna, ...
Portuguese (BR):mola de impulso, ...
Romanian:arc impuls, arc de impuls, ...
Swedish:impulsfjäder, ...
Thai:สปริงควบคุมการเคลื่อนไหว, สปริงกระตุ้น, ...
Turkish:denge yayı, ani tepki yayı, ...
Vietnamese:lò xo điều chỉnh, ...

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