Associations to the word «Impetus»
Noun
- Inertia
- Momentum
- Galileo
- Mover
- Industrialization
- Emergence
- Reunification
- Renewal
- Pendulum
- Creation
- Nationalism
- Imperialism
- Dissatisfaction
- Protestantism
- Movement
- Aristotle
- Reform
- Influx
- Revival
- Establishment
- Expansion
- Devel
- Leap
- Abolition
- Descartes
- Reformation
- Arjuna
- Dynamic
- Scramble
- Ogden
- Projectile
- Discovery
- Growth
- Enactment
- Development
- Exploration
- Sawmill
- Acceleration
- Given
- Frenzy
- Redevelopment
- Invention
- Motion
- Formation
- Colonization
- Founding
- Mace
- Fallout
- Giving
- Desire
- Papacy
- Enlightenment
- Advent
- Missionary
- Dynamics
- Modernism
- Modernization
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
IMPETUS, noun. Something that impels, a stimulating factor.
IMPETUS, noun. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
IMPETUS, noun. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
IMPETUS, noun. An activity in response to a stimulus.
Dictionary definition
IMPETUS, noun. A force that moves something along.
IMPETUS, noun. The act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.