momentum - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'momentum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Momentum

[ n.]

- The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.
- Essential element, or constituent element.

Meaning of 'momentum' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . momentum

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- an impelling force or strength

Example in sentence:

the car's momentum carried it off the road

Meaning (2):
- the product of a body's mass and its velocity

Example in sentence:

the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities

Nearby Words:

mome moment momenta momental momentally momentaneous momentany momentarily momentariness momentary

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