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1. (n.) impetus
a driving force; impulse; stimulus.
2. impetus
the momentum of a moving body, esp. with reference to the cause of motion.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L: attack)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) drift, impetus, impulsion
a force that moves something along
2. (noun) impulse, impulsion, impetus
the act of applying force suddenly
"the impulse knocked him over"
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1. (noun) impetus
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
2. (noun) impetus
fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force
3. (noun) impetus
the aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece
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Sense: the force or energy with which something moves.
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 Afrikaans: beweegkrag |
 Arabic: قُوَّةٌ دافِعَه، حافِز زَ |
 Bulgarian: устрем |
 Brazilian: ímpeto |
 Czech: popud, podnět |
 German: der Antrieb |
 Danish: kraft |
 Greek: ορμή, ώθηση |
 Spanish: ímpetu |
 Estonian: hoog |
 Farsi: نیروی حرکتی |
 Finnish: sysäys |
 French: force d'impulsion |
 Hebrew: תְּנוּפָה |
 Hindi: गतिबल |
 Croatian: poriv, poticaj |
 Hungarian: lendítőerő; lendület |
 Indonesian: daya pendorong, dorongan |
 Icelandic: drifkraftur |
 Italian: impeto, impulso |
 Japanese: はずみ |
 Korean: 기동력; 반동력 |
 Lithuanian: greičio jėga |
 Latvian: dzinējspēks; stimuls |
 Malay: dorongan |
 Dutch: stuwkracht |
 Norwegian: drivkraft, fart framover |
 Polish: rozpęd |
 Persian: نیروی حرکتی |
 Pashto: دحركت قوه، محرك، انيګيزه |
 Portuguese: ímpeto |
 Romanian: forţă dinamică |
 Russian: движущая сила |
 Slovak: popud, podnet, impulz |
 Slovenian: gonilna sila |
 Serbian: pokretačka snaga |
 Swedish: rörelseenergi, kraft |
 Thai: แรงกระตุ้น |
 Turkish: devinim gücü; itme, dürtü |
 Taiwanese: 動力，動能 |
 Ukrainian: поштовх, імпульс |
 Urdu: قوت دافعہ |
 Vietnamese: động lực |
 Chinese: 推动力，促进 |
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