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- Dictionarymomentum/mə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/
noun
- 1. the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
- 2. the impetus gained by a moving object: "the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped"
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MOMENTUM definition: 1. the force that keeps an object moving: 2. the quality that keeps an event developing or making…. Learn more.
Momentum, product of the mass of a particle and its velocity. Momentum is a vector quantity; i.e., it has both magnitude and direction. Isaac Newton’s second law of motion states that the time rate of change of momentum is equal to the force acting on the particle.
The meaning of MOMENTUM is a property of a moving body that the body has by virtue of its mass and motion and that is equal to the product of the body's mass and velocity; broadly : a property of a moving body that determines the length of time required to bring it to rest when under the action of a constant force or moment.
In Newtonian mechanics, momentum ( pl.: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If m is an object's mass and v is its velocity (also a vector quantity), then the object's momentum p ...
MOMENTUM meaning: 1. the force that keeps an object moving: 2. the quality that keeps an event developing or making…. Learn more.
A vector quantity that expresses the relation of the velocity of a body, wave, field, or other physical system, to its energy. The direction of the momentum of a single object indicates the direction of its motion.
Definition of momentum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
