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Appulse
Ap′pulse
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[L.
appulsus
, fr. appellere
, appulsum
, to drive to; ad
+ pellere
to drive: cf. F. appulse
.] 1.
A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against.
In all consonants there is an
appulse
of the organs. Holder.
2.
(Astron.)
The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction;
as, the
. appulse
of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridianWebster 1828 Edition
Appulse
APPULSE
,Noun.
1.
The act of striking against; as in all consonants there is an appulse of he organs.2.
In astronomy, the approach of any planet to a conjunction with the sun, or a star.3.
Arrival; landing.Definition 2024
appulse
appulse
English
Noun
appulse (plural appulses)
- An energetic movement towards or against something
- (astronomy) conjunction or occultation
- (astronomy) a close approach of two heavenly bodies