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- DictionaryMo·men·tum/mōˈmen(t)əm/
noun
- 1. the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
- 2. the impetus gained by a moving object: "the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped"
In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (pl.: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction.
The meaning of MOMENTUM is a property of a moving body that the body has by virtue of its mass and motion and that is equal to the product of the body's mass and velocity; broadly : a property of a moving body that determines the length of time required to bring it to rest when under the action of a constant force or moment.
MOMENTUM definition: 1. the force that keeps an object moving: 2. the quality that keeps an event developing or making…. Learn more.
Momentum definition: force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events. See examples of MOMENTUM used in a sentence.
the force or speed of an object in motion, or the increase in the rate of development of a process: A falling object gains momentum as it falls. Technology seems to create its own momentum – if something can be done, it will be.
Momentum, product of the mass of a particle and its velocity. Momentum is a vector quantity; i.e., it has both magnitude and direction. Isaac Newton’s second law of motion states that the time rate of change of momentum is equal to the force acting on the particle.
Momentum is generally used to mean increasing forward motion. A boulder rolling down a hill gains momentum. So does a great idea, a team on a winning streak, or the economy. To find an object's physical momentum you multiply its mass by its velocity.
If a process or movement gains momentum, it keeps developing or happening more quickly and keeps becoming less likely to stop.
1. force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: a career that lost momentum. 2. Mech. a quantity expressing the motion of a body or system, equal to the product of the mass of a body and its velocity. [1690–1700; < Latin mōmentum; see moment]
MOMENTUM definition: 1. the way in which something continues to move, increase, or develop: 2. in science, the force…. Learn more.
