Impetus Synonyms & Definitions

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• ImpetusDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.
2. (n.) The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
3. (n.) Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.