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- Dictionaryimpetus/ˈɪmpɪtəs/
noun
- 1. the force or energy with which a body moves: "hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus" Similar
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The meaning of IMPETUS is a driving force : impulse. How to use impetus in a sentence. Impetus Has Latin Roots
IMPETUS definition: 1. something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or…. Learn more.
noun. an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus. physics the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion.
IMPETUS meaning: 1. something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈɪmpɪtəs/ [uncountable, singular] something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly synonym stimulus. The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus. impetus to something/to do something to give (a) new/fresh impetus to something.
An impetus is the force behind something, whether it's a boulder rolling down a hill or a person making a decision. Very little would get done if there were no such thing as an impetus: an impetus is some kind of force that gets something or somebody moving.
IMPETUS definition: 1. something that makes an activity or process happen or continue with more speed and energy: 2. a…. Learn more.
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.
IMPETUS meaning: 1 : a force that causes something (such as a process or activity) to be done or to become more active often + for sometimes followed by to + verb; 2 : a force that causes an object to begin moving or to continue to move.
impetus meaning, definition, what is impetus: an influence that makes something happen...: Learn more.
