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Definition of Pulsion
1. n. The act of driving forward; propulsion; -- opposed to suction or traction.
Definition of Pulsion
1. Noun. The act of driving forward; propulsion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pulsion
1. propulsion [n -S] - See also: propulsion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pulsion
Literary usage of Pulsion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1909)
"The intermediate positions are marked by an eccentric cam, Test 5, and a circular-arc
cam, Test 7, and with the same velocity of pulsion. The strong pulsion ..."
2. Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards (1906)
"To test this question, a pulsion-jig was designed, which is shown in Fig. 360.
It consists of a tin funnel, a, with overflow, b, connected with rubber ..."
3. Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards (1906)
"pulsion JIG. tite which had almost none, and epidote the fine powder of which is
... pulsion JIG TESTS OF HINDERED SETTLING.—Having obtained the hindered ..."
4. Investigation on Jigging by Royal Preston Jarvis (1908)
"Since the pulsion- and suction-velocity, as measured by the piston-speed, ...
A pulsion-current is one acting opposite to gravity, and tending to raise the ..."
5. The Life of John Locke: With Extracts from His Correspondence, Journals, and by Peter King King (1830)
"... pulsion, incorrectly certainly, but what better phrase could he have selected
to flatter a despotic Court, which had determined to punish all whom it ..."
6. The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and by Ralph Cudworth, Johann Lorenz Mosheim (1845)
"... or pulsion, they being before moved, but must do it by another kind of weakness
of the generality of men ¡a surprising, when things removed from the ..."
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