momentum

mo·men·tum  (m-mntm)

n. pl. mo·men·ta (-t) or mo·men·tums

1. Symbol p Physics A measure of the motion of a body equal to the product of its mass and velocity. Also called linear momentum.

2.

a. Impetus of a physical object in motion.

b. Impetus of a nonphysical process, such as an idea or a course of events: The soaring rise in interest rates finally appeared to be losing momentum.

3. Philosophy An essential or constituent element; a moment.

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[Latin mmentum, movement, from *movimentum, from movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.]

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momentum [məʊˈmɛntəm]

n pl -ta [-tə], -tums

1. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the product of a body's mass and its velocity. Symbol p See also angular momentum

2. (Physics / General Physics) the impetus of a body resulting from its motion

3. driving power or strength

[from Latin: movement; see moment]

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momentum  (m-mntm)

Plural momenta or momentums

A vector quantity that expresses the relation of the velocity of a body, wave, field, or other physical system, to its energy. The direction of the momentum of a single object indicates the direction of its motion. Momentum is a conserved quantity (it remains constant unless acted upon by an outside force), and is related by Noether's theorem to translational invariance. In classical mechanics, momentum is defined as mass times velocity. The theory of Special Relativity uses the concept of relativistic mass. The momentum of photons, which are massless, is equal to their energy divided by the speed of light. In quantum mechanics, momentum more generally refers to a mathematical operator applied to the wave equation describing a physical system and corresponding to an observable; solutions to the equation using this operator provide the vector quantity traditionally called momentum. In all of these applications, momentum is sometimes called linear momentum. See also angular momentumimpulse

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moment, momentum - Latin momentum, from movere, "move," and -mentum, is the source of moment and momentum, which first meant "moving power."

See also related terms for moment.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	momentum - an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" impulse forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
	2.	momentum - the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities" physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions angular momentum - the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular momentum makes the world go round"

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momentum

noun impetus, force, power, drive, push, energy, strength, thrust, propulsion, welly (slang) This campaign is really gaining momentum.

Translations

momentum [məʊˈmentəm] N (momentums or momenta (pl)) [məʊˈmentə] (Phys) → momento m (fig) → ímpetu m, impulso m
to gather or gain momentum (lit) → cobrar velocidad (fig) → ganar fuerza

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momentum [məʊˈmɛntəm] n

[process, movement] → impulsion f, élan m
to gather momentum [process, movement] → s'accélérer

(PHYSICS) → quantité f de mouvement

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momentum

n (of moving object) → Schwung m; (at moment of impact) → Wucht f; (Phys) → Impuls m; (fig) → Schwung m; the rock’s momentum carried it through the wall → der Felsbrocken hatte eine solche Wucht, dass er die Mauer durchschlug; he let the car go under its own momentum → er ließ das Auto von allein weiterrollen; to gather or gain momentum (lit) → sich beschleunigen, in Fahrt kommen (inf); (fig, idea, movement, plan) → in Gang kommen; the campaign is now gathering or gaining momentum → die Kampagne kommt nun in Gang or in Schwung; to keep going under its own momentum (lit) → sich aus eigener Kraft weiterbewegen; (fig) → eine Eigendynamik entwickelt haben; to lose momentum (lit, fig) → Schwung verlieren

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momentum [məʊˈmɛntəm] n (Phys) → momento, quantità f inv di moto (fig) → slancio, impeto, velocità f inv acquisita
to gather or gain momentum (vehicle, person) → acquistare or prendere velocità, aumentare di velocità (fig) → prendere or guadagnare terreno
to lose momentum (vehicle, person) → perdere velocità (fig) → perdere vigore

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momentum

n momentum [məˈmentəm]

the amount or force of motion in a moving body. momentum زَخَم، قُوَّة دافِعَه импулс hybnost fart der Impuls ορμή, φόρα, κεκτημένη ταχύτητα impulso, ímpetu impulss اندازه حرکت liikemäärä quantité de mouvement מוֹמֶנטוּם, תְּנוּפָה गति moment sile mozgásmennyiség; nyomaték momentum skriðþungi (quantità di moto) 運動量 운동량 judėjimo kiekis, varomoji jėga kustības daudzums momentum vaart fart, styrke, drivkraft impet impulso moment (mecanic) инерция движущегося тела hybnosť gonilna sila zamah rörelsemängd, styrka, kraft, fart แรงผลักดัน hız 動量，動力 механічний момент, інерція حرکت کی حالت میں موجود قوت محرکہ xung lượng 动量，动力