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Impulsion

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impetusnounAnything that impels; a stimulating factor.
impulsenounA wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
driftnoun(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.

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impetusnounAnything that impels; a stimulating factor.
impulsenounA wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
driftnoun(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
driving forcenounImpetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates something to happen.
propulsionnounThe process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
propellingAn act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.
pulsionnoun(psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse.
vis impressanounForce exerted, as in moving a body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed force.
propelmentnounA mechanism that propels something.
pushingverbThat pushes forward; pressing, driving.
driving spiritnounThe power, initiator or enthusiast behind an accomplishment. The driving force.
motive powernoun(rail transport, collectively) The locomotives or other powered units that operate on a railway.
motornounA machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
thrustnounA push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
motivitynoun(chiefly biology) Movement, mobility.
enginenounThe part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
actuationnounThe act of putting into motion.
influencenounThe power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
underpushnoun(skating) A movement of the trailing leg laterally under the body, generating momentum.
effortnounThe work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

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