appulse
Americannoun
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energetic motion toward a point.
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the act of striking against something.
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Astronomy. the approach or occurrence of conjunction between two celestial bodies.
noun
Other Word Forms
- appulsive adjective
- appulsively adverb
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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It was an appulse of the moon, visible in most of North America and parts of Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
There had been a total solar eclipse, new comets, unusual sunspots and the only perfect lunar appulse in four centuries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Genius has placed the more exalted spiritual natures in cometary worlds, and this last fiery revolution may be produced by the appulse of a comet.
From Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher by Morley, Henry
I have heard, that if these sublime geniuses are awakened from their reveries by the appulse of external circumstances, they start, and exhibit all the perturbation and amazement of cataleptic patients.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Edgeworth, Maria
This interesting planet makes a very near appulse to Jupiter on the 16th at 1 h. morning.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 276, October 6, 1827 by Various
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