appulse
[ uh-puhls ]
/ əˈpʌls /
noun
energetic motion toward a point.
the act of striking against something.
Astronomy.
the approach or occurrence of conjunction between two celestial bodies.
Origin of appulse
1620–30; < Latin
appulsus driven to, landed (past participle of
appellere), equivalent to
ap-
ap-1 +
pul- (variant stem of
pellere to drive, push) +
-sus, variant of
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM appulse
ap·pul·sive, adjective ap·pul·sive·ly, adverbWords nearby appulse
approximately,
approximation,
approximation suture,
appt.,
apptd.,
appulse,
appurtenance,
appurtenant,
apr,
apr.,
apra
Example sentences from the Web for appulse
Appulse, ap-puls′, n. a striking against: the approach of a planet to a conjunction with the sun or a star.
May not the effect be mechanical, the appulse of the air separating the flame from the wick.
The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2) |John Ayrton ParisEvery appulse of life against matter means an added push in the direction of spiritualization.
The Mystery of Space |Robert T. BrowneThe appulse or near approach is but one of the methods by which the spiral nebul may have come into existence.
Astronomy |David Todd
British Dictionary definitions for appulse
appulse
/ (əˈpʌls) /
noun
a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
Derived forms of appulse
appulsive, adjective appulsively, adverbWord Origin for appulse
C17: from Latin
appulsus brought near, from
appellere to drive towards, from
pellere to drive