momentum
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[edit] Noun
momentum (plural momentums or momenta)
- (physics) (of a body in motion) the product of its mass and velocity.
- 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.
- 1843, Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Old Apple Dealer", in Mosses from an Old Manse
[edit] Translations
product of mass and velocity
impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events
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[edit] Etymology
From moveō (“‘move, set in motion; excite’”).
[edit] Noun
mōmentum (genitive mōmentī); n, second declension
- movement, motion, impulse; course
- change, revolution, movement, disturbance
- particle, part, point
- (of time) brief space, moment, short time
- cause, circumstance; weight, influence, moment
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōmentum | mōmenta |
| genitive | mōmentī | mōmentōrum |
| dative | mōmentō | mōmentīs |
| accusative | mōmentum | mōmenta |
| ablative | mōmentō | mōmentīs |
| vocative | mōmentum | mōmenta |
