impulse impulsion
impetus | the act of applying force suddenly, the impulse knocked him over |
ignition
firing
lighting
kindling
inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
| lighting | the craft of providing artificial light, an interior decorator must understand lighting |
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube |
| impulse turbine | a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades |
| indirect lighting | a concealed lighting fixture |
light circuit
lighting circuit | wiring that provides power to electric lights |
| lighting | apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film |
| lighting fixture | a fixture providing artificial light |
potential divider
voltage divider | resistors connected in series across a voltage source, used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage |
propellant explosive
impulse explosive | an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges |
| strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination |
| voltage regulator | a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted |
momentum
impulse | an impelling force or strength, the car's momentum carried it off the road |
| voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing |
nerve impulse
nervous impulse
neural impulse
impulse | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber, they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus |
| sheet lighting | lightning that appears as a broad sheet, due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds |
pulsation
pulsing
pulse impulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients), the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star |
caprice
impulse whim | a sudden desire, he bought it on an impulse |
| lighting industry | an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting |
urge
impulse | an instinctive motive, profound religious impulses |
| irrational impulse | a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation, his first impulse was to denounce them, the urge to find out got him into trouble |
| compulsion irresistible impulse | an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid, he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident |
electric potential
potential
potential difference
potential drop
voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
voltage electromotive force
emf | the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit, expressed in volts |
light
lighting | having abundant light or illumination, they played as long as it was light, as long as the lighting was good |
resist
hold out
withstand
stand firm | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something |
| impulse-buy | buy on impulse without proper reflection |
defy
withstand
hold hold up | resist or confront with resistance, The politician defied public opinion, The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear, The bridge held |
| lighting-up(a) | turning lights on, it's lighting-up time |
high-octane
high-powered
high-power
high-voltage
high-energy | vigorously energetic or forceful, a high-octane sales manager, a high-octane marketing plan, high-powered executives, a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur |
high-voltage
high-potential | operating on or powered by a high voltage, a high-voltage generator |
low-tension
low-voltage | subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage |