Impetus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An impelling force; an impulse.
  • n. The force or energy associated with a moving body.
  • n. Something that incites; a stimulus.
  • n. Increased activity in response to a stimulus: The approaching deadline gave impetus to the investigation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that impels, a stimulating factor.
  • n. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
  • n. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
  • n. An activity in response to a stimulus.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.
  • n. Fig.: Impulse; incentive; stimulus; vigor; force.
  • n. The altitude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Energy of motion; the power with which a moving body tends to maintain its velocity and overcome resistance: as, the impetus of a cannon-ball; hence, figuratively, impulse; impulsion; stimulus.
  • n. In gunnery, the altitude due to the first force of projection, or the space through which a body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
  • n. The sudden force of passion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of applying force suddenly
  • n. a force that moves something along
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    thrust    driving force    drive    force   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    momentum    incentive    stimulus    vigor    force   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    momentum    motivation    upheaval    stimulus    incitement   
     
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