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- DictionaryIm·pe·tus/ˈimpədəs/
noun
- 1. the force or energy with which a body moves: "hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus"
a force that encourages a particular action or makes it more energetic or effective: Often the impetus for change in education has had to come from outside the school establishment. (Definition of impetus from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of impetus. impetus.
If you push a car that's out of gas, you're the impetus that's getting it moving. An impetus doesn't have to be physical. Advertisers hope their commercials will be an impetus to buy the product. Definitions of impetus. noun. a force that moves something along. synonyms: drift, impulsion. see more.
noun. /ˈɪmpɪtəs/ [uncountable, singular] something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly synonym stimulus. The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus. impetus to something/to do something to give (a) new/fresh impetus to something.
something that makes an activity or process happen or continue with more speed and energy: His visit gave new impetus to the peace process. impetus noun [U] (FORCE) a physical force that makes an object start or continue to move. (Definition of impetus from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of impetus.
1. An impelling force; an impulse. 2. The force or energy associated with a moving body. 3. a. Something that incites; a stimulus. b. Increased activity in response to a stimulus: The approaching deadline gave impetus to the investigation.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Physics im‧pe‧tus /ˈɪmpɪtəs/ noun [ uncountable] 1 an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly impetus for The report may provide further impetus for reform.
6 days ago · impetus in British English. (ˈɪmpɪtəs ) noun Word forms: plural -tuses. 1. an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus. 2. physics. the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
