impetus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

impetus (plural impetuses)

1. Something that impels, a stimulating factor.

   The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.

2. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
3. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
4. An activity in response to a stimulus.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

impetus (genitive impetūs); m, fourth declension

1. an attack

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	impetus	impetūs
genitive	impetūs	impetuum
dative	impetuī	impetibus
accusative	impetum	impetūs
ablative	impetū	impetibus
vocative	impetus	impetūs