noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the product of a body's mass and its velocity wordnet
3. 3
   Strength or force gained by motion or movement. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   an impelling force or strength wordnet
5. 5
   The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment. countable, uncountable

   "The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance."

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6. 6
   The surmise of an accelerated price trend in the technical analysis of an asset. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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artcloutcompulsiondrivedriving forceenergy

Example

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"As the days passed, our campaign grew in momentum."

Etymology

From Latin mōmentum. Doublet of moment and movement.

Related phrases

Planck momentumangular momentumcrystal momentumfour-momentumgain momentummomentum junkiespecial relativitywind at one's back

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