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NERVOUS IMPULSE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase nervous impulse. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase nervous impulse. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for NERVOUS IMPULSE

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impulse
nounn
noun

• an instinctive motive

• a sudden desire

• the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

• (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

• the act of applying force suddenly

• an impelling force or strength

message
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

• content communicating a message; what something is about

verb

• send a message to

• send as a message

• send a message

response
nounn
noun

• a result

• a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• the manner in which something is greeted

• a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

• the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

• the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

signal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• any incitement to action

• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

adjective satellite

• notably out of the ordinary

verb

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• be a signal for or a symptom of

stimulus
nounn
noun

• any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

transmission
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

• communication by means of transmitted signals

• the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

• the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle

trigger
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

• a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

• an act that sets in motion some course of events

verb

• put in motion or move to act

• release or pull the trigger on

wave
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

• a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch

• a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

• (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

• something that rises rapidly

• the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

• a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

• an undulating curve

• a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

verb

• signal with the hands or nod

• move or swing back and forth

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• twist or roll into coils or ringlets

• set waves in

nerve impulse
nounn
noun

• the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

neural impulse
nounn
noun

• the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

Best Hypernyms For NERVOUS IMPULSE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for nervous impulse, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
electrical discharge

Alternatives for IMPULSE

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