Momentum

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English

Etymology

From Latin momentum.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/

Noun

Singular Momentum

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Momentum ({{{1}}})

1. Template:Physics (of a body in motion) the product of its mass and velocity.
2. The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events. (i.e: a moment)
   • 1843, Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Old Apple Dealer", in Mosses from an Old Manse

     The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance.

   • 1882, Thomas Hardy, Two on a Tower

     Their intention to become husband and wife, at first halting and timorous, had accumulated momentum with the lapse of hours, till it now bore down every obstacle in its course.

Translations

product of mass and velocity

Czech: hybnost cs(cs) f. Dutch: impuls nl(nl) m. German: Impuls de(de) m.

Greek: ορμή el(el) f. sg. Polish: pęd pl(pl) m.

impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events

Dutch: vaart nl(nl) m. and f.

German: Impuls de(de) m., Moment de(de) n.

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Chinese: 動量 cmn(cmn) (1), 衝力 cmn(cmn) (2) Dutch: impuls Finnish: liikemäärä, vauhti, voima, liikevoima

Italian: quantità di moto, impulso, momento f. Persian: اندازه حرکت Portuguese: ritmo pt(pt), impulso pt(pt) Swedish: rörelsemängd

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Latin

Etymology

From *movimentum < moveō (“‘move, set in motion; excite’”).

Noun

mōmentum (genitive mōmentī); n, second declension

1. movement, motion, impulse; course
2. change, revolution, movement, disturbance
3. particle, part, point
4. (of time) brief space, moment, short time
5. cause, circumstance; weight, influence, moment

Inflection

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Derived terms

mōmentāliter mōmentāna mōmentāneus

mōmentārius mōmentōsus

Related terms

• mōmen

Descendants

English: momentum Esperanto: momento Italian: momento

Portuguese: momento Spanish: momento

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