ALL meanings of impetus
im·pe·tus
I i - noun impetus stimulus 1
- noun impetus momentum, force 1
- noun impetus The force or energy with which a body moves. 1
- noun plural impetus a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life. 1
- noun plural impetus (broadly) the momentum of a moving body, especially with reference to the cause of motion. 1
- variable noun impetus Something that gives a process impetus or an impetus makes it happen or progress more quickly. 0
- noun impetus an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus 0
- noun impetus the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion 0
- noun impetus the force with which a body moves against resistance, resulting from its mass and the velocity at which it is set in motion 0
- noun impetus anything that stimulates activity; driving force or motive; incentive; impulse 0
- noun impetus Something that impels, a stimulating factor. 0
- noun impetus A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse. 0
- noun impetus The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus. 0
- noun impetus An activity in response to a stimulus. 0