impetus

im·pe·tus  (mp-ts)

n. pl. im·pe·tus·es

1. An impelling force; an impulse.

2. The force or energy associated with a moving body.

3.

a. Something that incites; a stimulus.

b. Increased activity in response to a stimulus: The approaching deadline gave impetus to the investigation.

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[Middle English impetous, from Latin impetus, from impetere, to attack : in-, against; see in-² + petere, to go towards, seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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impetus [imp-it-uss]

Noun

pl -tuses

1. an incentive or impulse

2. Physics the force that starts a body moving or that tends to resist changes in its speed or direction once it is moving [Latin: attack]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impetus - a force that moves something along   drift, impulsion force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
	2.	impetus - the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" impulsion, impulse drive, driving force, thrust - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

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impetus

noun 1. incentive, push, spur, motivation, impulse, stimulus, catalyst, goad, impulsion

noun 2. force, power, energy, momentum

Translations

impetus [ˈɪmpətəs] n → ímpetu m;

(fig) → impulso

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impetus [ˈɪmpətəs] n → impulsion f [of runner]; élan m

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impetus [ˈɪmpətəs] n → Schwung m (fig) (driving force) → treibende Kraft f

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impetus [ˈɪmpətəs] n → impeto

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impetus

n impetus [ˈimpətəs]

the force or energy with which something moves. beweegkrag قُوَّةٌ دافِعَه، حافِز زَخَم устрем popud, podnět kraft der Antrieb ορμή, ώθηση ímpetu hoog نیروی حرکتی liikevoima force d'impulsion תְּנוּפָה गतिबल poriv, poticaj lendítőerő; lendület daya pendorong, dorongan drifkraftur impeto, impulso はずみ 자극 greičio jėga dzinējspēks; stimuls dorongan stuwkracht drivkraft, fart framover rozpęd ímpeto forţă dinamică движущая сила popud, podnet, impulz gonilna sila pokretačka snaga rörelseenergi, kraft แรงกระตุ้น devinim gücü; itme, dürtü 推動力，促進 поштовх, імпульс قوت دافعہ động lực 推动力，促进