What does momentum mean?
Definitions for momentum
moʊˈmɛn təmmo·men·tum
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Princeton's WordNet
momentum, impulsenoun
an impelling force or strength
"the car's momentum carried it off the road"
momentumnoun
the product of a body's mass and its velocity
"the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"
GCIDE
Momentumnoun
A property of an activity or course of events, viewed as analogous to forward motion or to physical momentum (def. 1), such that the activity is believed to be able to continue moving forward without further application of force or effort; -- often used to describe an increase in the acquisition of public support for a purpose; as, as, the petition drive gained momentum when it was mentioned in the newspapers.
Etymology: [L. See Moment.]
Wiktionary
momentumnoun
(of a body in motion) the product of its mass and velocity.
Etymology: From momentum.
momentumnoun
The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events. (i.e: a moment)
Etymology: From momentum.
Webster Dictionary
Momentumnoun
the quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus
Etymology: [L. See Moment.]
Momentumnoun
essential element, or constituent element
Etymology: [L. See Moment.]
Freebase
Momentum
In classical mechanics, linear momentum or translational momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. For example, a heavy truck moving fast has a large momentum—it takes a large and prolonged force to get the truck up to this speed, and it takes a large and prolonged force to bring it to a stop afterwards. If the truck were lighter, or moving more slowly, then it would have less momentum. Like velocity, linear momentum is a vector quantity, possessing a direction as well as a magnitude: Linear momentum is also a conserved quantity, meaning that if a closed system is not affected by external forces, its total linear momentum cannot change. In classical mechanics, conservation of linear momentum is implied by Newton's laws; but it also holds in special relativity and, with appropriate definitions, a linear momentum conservation law holds in electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and general relativity.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
momentum
Is the product of a weight multiplied by its velocity; that is, in marine dynamics, by its distance from a point determined as the centre of momentum; or from a line called the axis of the momentum.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
momentum
Is that force possessed by a body in motion; and is measured by the product of the mass of the body into its velocity.
Editors Contribution
momentum
The quantity of motion of intention and energy.
Momentum is clear to see within society as things change especially within politics.
Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of momentum in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of momentum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of momentum in a Sentence
Since the second half of last year, our country's economic operations have seen changes, and in those changes there are concerns, with complications in the external environment and downward pressures getting more severe, the awareness of the importance of environmental protection has weakened in some regions, and momentum has slowed, with the economic downturn simplistically attributed to a vaguely understood idea of excessive environmental supervision.
The first year in fiscal 2019 to stabilize where we are, the second year to start to build momentum and (the) third year to start to accelerate where we can have more and more share of our clients' relevance and that will obviously translate, overall, to a better Infosys.
After rebounding over 20 percent from its bottom, you need fresh capital to maintain the upward momentum (in Chinese stocks), but recent government measures to deleverage have sparked fears, in addition, I don't see signs that the economy has bottomed out.
I wasn't playing my best tennis after the Australian Open so I was looking to regain momentum, i played some of my best tennis here, it's a big win obviously for me today and in this tournament. I'm really looking forward to continuing this streak in Rome (at the Italian Open).
One of every four Embraer aircraft will be delivered to the Asia-Pacific region in the next 10 years, we have the momentum of 176 sales and over 100 deliveries in 2015 -- a strong 60% market share in the regional jet segment.
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Translations for momentum
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- زخمArabic
- impulsCatalan, Valencian
- hybnostCzech
- Wucht, Impuls, Schwungkraft, Bewegungsmenge, Moment, Schwung, BewegungsgrößeGerman
- ορμήGreek
- cantidad de movimiento, ímpetuSpanish
- تکانهPersian
- liikemäärä, voima, vauhtiFinnish
- quantité de mouvement, élanFrench
- çhionneyManx
- spinta, impulso, momentoItalian
- 運動量Japanese
- 운동량Korean
- āngaMalay
- vaart, impulsDutch
- momentumNorwegian
- rozmach, pędPolish
- momento, ímpetoPortuguese
- импульс, количество движения, толчок, движущая силаRussian
- impuls, impetusSerbo-Croatian
- rörelsemängdSwedish
- โมเมนตัมThai
- itki, momentumTurkish
- מאָמענטוםYiddish
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