Canadian French Meaning of impetus

impulsion

Other Canadian French words related to impulsion

Definitions and Meaning of impetus in English

Wordnet

impetus (n)

a force that moves something along

the act of applying force suddenly

Webster

impetus (n.)

A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.

Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.

The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.

FAQs About the word impetus

impulsion

a force that moves something along, the act of applying force suddenlyA property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force wi

Encouragement,incitation,motivation,stimulus,booster,catalyseur,carburant,piquer,impulsion,instigation

incitatif à l'inaction,désincitatif

impetuousness => impétuosité, impetuously => impétueusement, impetuous => impétueux, impetuosity => impétuosité, impetratory => implorant,