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Momentum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Momentum : (noun)
1: an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried
it off the road" [syn: impulse]
2: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum
of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Momentum : \Mo*men"tum\, n.; pl. L. Momenta, F. Momentums. [L.
See Moment.]
1. (Mech.) The quantity of motion in a moving body, being
always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied
into the velocity; impetus.
2. Essential element, or constituent element.
I shall state the several momenta of the distinction
in separate propositions. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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