total impulse

American  

noun

Rocketry.

1. a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.

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Example Sentences

“Total impulse buy” he said when I visited him there one overcast morning in August.

From New York Times

"There has been a series of motors that may have had a higher thrust or a longer burn time, but the actual scale of our Falcon rocket - its total impulse - makes it the biggest in the UK for about 20 years," said Mr Jubb.

From BBC