Impetus

See also ímpetus

English

Noun

Singular Impetus

Plural es

Impetus (es)

1. Something that impels, a stimulating factor.

   The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.

2. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
3. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
4. An activity in response to a stimulus.

Translations

something that impels, a stimulating factor

Czech: podnět cs(cs) m. Persian: برانگیزنده fa(fa) (barangizanda or barangizande)

Russian: импульс ru(ru) (ímpul's) m., стимул ru(ru) (stímul) m., толчок ru(ru) (tolčók) m. Serbo-Croatian: impetus m., impuls m., poticaj m.

an internal or external force

Czech: impuls cs(cs) m. Norwegian: drivkraft

Persian: نیروی برانگیزنده fa(fa) (nirōye barangizande) Portuguese: ímpeto pt(pt) m.

The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus

Czech: stimul cs(cs) m. Persian: برانگیزنده fa(fa) (barangizanda or barangizande), انگيختار fa(fa) (angixtâr)

Serbo-Croatian: impetus m., impuls m., poticaj m.

Anagrams

• eimpstu,
• imputes

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Latin

Noun

impetus (genitive impetūs); m, fourth declension

1. an attack

Inflection

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