impetus (redirected from impetuses)

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 [ˈɪmpɪtəs]

n pl -tuses

1. an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion

[from Latin: attack, from impetere to assail, from im- (in) + petere to make for, seek out]

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 She needed a new impetus for her talent.

2. force, power, energy, momentum This decision will give renewed impetus to economic regeneration.

Translations

impetus [ˈɪmpɪtəs] N (lit) (= force) → ímpetu m (fig) → impulso m
to give an impetus to sales → impulsar or incentivar las ventas

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impetus [ˈɪmpɪtəs] n

(= stimulus) → impulsion f
to give new impetus to sth → donner un nouvel élan à qch, donner une nouvelle impulsion à qch

[runner] → élan m

impinge on

[ɪmˈpɪndʒɒn] vt fus

[+ person] → affecter, toucher

[+ rights] → empiéter sur

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impetus

n (lit, fig) → Impuls m; (= force) → Kraft f; (= momentum) → Schwung m, → Impetus m (geh); the impetus behind this increase in activity → die treibende Kraft hinter dieser zunehmenden Aktivität; to give (an) impetus to something (fig) → einer Sache (dat) → Impulse geben

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impetus [ˈɪmpɪtəs] n (force) → spinta, impeto (fig) → impulso

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impetus [ˈɪmpɪtəs] n (force) → spinta, impeto (fig) → impulso

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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 sysäys force d'impulsion תְּנוּפָה गतिबल poriv, poticaj lendítőerő; lendület daya pendorong, dorongan drifkraftur impeto, impulso はずみ 기동력; 반동력 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 動力，動能 поштовх, імпульс قوت دافعہ động lực 推动力，促进