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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 moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life. Synonyms: stimulation, boost, spur. (broadly) the momentum of a moving body, especially with reference to the cause of motion. impetus. / ˈɪmpɪtəs /.
An impetus is the force behind something, whether it's a boulder rolling down a hill or a person making a decision. Very little would get done if there were no such thing as an impetus: an impetus is some kind of force that gets something or somebody moving.
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.
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.
IMPETUS meaning: 1 : a force that causes something (such as a process or activity) to be done or to become more active often + for sometimes followed by to + verb; 2 : a force that causes an object to begin moving or to continue to move.
Mar 27, 2024 · impetus (plural impetuses) Anything that impels; a stimulating factor. The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
