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appulse

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ap⋅pulse

  [uh-puhls]
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–noun
1. energetic motion toward a point.
2. the act of striking against something.
3. Astronomy. the approach or occurrence of conjunction between two celestial bodies.
Origin:
1620–30; < L appulsus driven to, landed (ptp. of appellere), equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + pul- (var. s. of pellere to drive, push) + -sus, var. of -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
ap⋅pul⋅sive, adjective
ap⋅pul⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
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