NOUN | attribute | momentum, impulse | an impelling force or strength |
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attribute | momentum | the product of a body's mass and its velocity |
Sounds | mowmeh'ntahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | An impelling force or strength. | |
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Example | "the car's momentum carried it off the road" | |
Synonym | impulse | |
Broader | force, forcefulness, strength | Physical energy or intensity |
Spanish | impulso, momentum | |
Catalan | impuls |
Meaning | The product of a body's mass and its velocity. | |
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Example | "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities" | |
Narrower | angular momentum | The product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation |
Broader | physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
Spanish | cantidad de movimiento, ímpetu, momentum | |
Catalan | impuls |
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