Momentum Definition

mō-mĕntəm
momenta, momentums
noun
momenta, momentums
The impetus of a moving object.
Webster's New World
The product of the mass of a particle, body, etc. and its velocity.
Webster's New World
Strength or force that keeps growing or building.
A campaign that gained momentum.
Webster's New World
An essential or constituent element; a moment.
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Other Word Forms of Momentum

Noun

Singular:
momentum
Plural:
momenta, momentums

Origin of Momentum

  • Latin mōmentum movement from movimentum from movēre to move meuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin momentum.

    From Wiktionary

Momentum Sentence Examples

  • Using her momentum, he swung her over his head.

  • Her body continued its momentum down the hill and she fell, twisting so that she wouldn't fall on the kid.

  • The velocity of propagation of a torsional disturbance along a wire of circular section may be found by the transfer of momentum method, remembering that we must now replace linear momentum by angular momentum.

  • Momentum (quantity of motion) is the product of mass and velocity.

  • Read on to see how that momentum has built over time, and continues to build.

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Words Starting With

MMOMOM

Words Ending With

MUMTUM

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With M