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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"
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MOMENTUM definition: 1. the force that keeps an object moving: 2. the quality that keeps an event developing or making…. Learn more.
MOMENTUM meaning: 1. the force that keeps an object moving: 2. the quality that keeps an event developing or making…. Learn more.
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 way in which something continues to move, increase, or develop: 2. in science, the force…. Learn more.
Definition of momentum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
A vector quantity that expresses the relation of the velocity of a body, wave, field, or other physical system, to its energy. The direction of the momentum of a single object indicates the direction of its motion.
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. If m is an object's mass and v is its velocity (also a vector quantity), then the object's ...
If a process or movement gains momentum, it keeps developing or happening more quickly and keeps becoming less likely to stop.
MOMENTUM meaning: 1 : the strength or force that something has when it is moving; 2 : the strength or force that allows something to continue or to grow stronger or faster as time passes.