impetus

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for impetus

impetus 🔊 /ɪˈmpʌtʌs/

impetus : ප්‍රගාමකය

impetus : වේගය

impetus definition

Noun.

  1. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.
  2. Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.
  3. The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.