English noun: nerve impulse | |||
| 1. | nerve impulse (event) the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber | ||
| Samples | They demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus. | ||
| Synonyms | impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical discharge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | action potential | ||