English-Thai Dictionary

impetus

N แรงกระตุ้น  แรง ผลัก  กำลัง กระตุ้น  drive force impulsion spur rang-kra-tun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPETUS

n.[L. supra. ] Force of motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled. 1. The force with which one body in motion strikes another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPETUS

Im "pe *tus, n. Etym: [L., fr. impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in + petere to fall upon, seek. See Petition. ]

 

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.

 

Note: Momentum is the technical term, impetus its popular equivalent, yet differing from it as applied commonly to bodies moving or moved suddenly or violently, and indicating the origin and intensity of the motion, rather than its quantity or effectiveness.

 

2. Fig. : Impulse; incentive; vigor; force. Buckle.

 

3. (Gun. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impetus

im pe tus |ˈimpitəs ˈɪmpədəs | ▶noun the force or energy with which a body moves: hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus. • the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly: the crisis of the 1860s provided the original impetus for the settlements. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘assault, force, ’ from impetere ‘assail, ’ from in- ‘toward ’ + petere ‘seek. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

impetus

im |petus |ˈɪmpɪtəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the force or energy with which a body moves: hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus. • something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly: the ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘assault, force ’, from impetere ‘assail ’, from in- ‘towards ’ + petere ‘seek ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impetus

impetus noun 1 the flywheel lost all its impetus: momentum, propulsion, impulsion, motive force, driving force, drive, thrust; energy, force, power, push, strength. 2 the sales force were given fresh impetus: motivation, stimulus, incitement, incentive, inducement, inspiration, encouragement, boost, fillip, springboard; informal a shot in the arm.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

impetus

impetus noun 1 the flywheel lost all its impetus: momentum, propulsion, impulsion, impelling force, motive force, driving force, drive, thrust, continuing motion; energy, force, power, push, steam, strength. 2 new products were introduced to give the sales force fresh impetus: motivation, stimulus, incitement, incentive, inducement, inspiration, encouragement, boost; urging, pressing, goading, spurring, prodding; informal a shot in the arm.

 

Duden Dictionary

Impetus

Im pe tus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |I mpetus |der Impetus; Genitiv: des Impetus lateinisch impetus = das Vorwärtsdrängen a [innerer ] Antrieb, Anstoß, Impuls mir fehlt jeder Impetus | von dieser Richtung ging ein neuer Impetus aus b Ungestüm ein jugendlicher, revolutionärer Impetus

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impetus

im pe tus /ɪ́mpətəs /名詞 1 U (物体が動く際の )勢い, はずみ, 力 ; 〘物理 〙運動量 ▸ collide with great impetus すごい勢いで衝突する 2 U 〖時にan ～〗 «…への /…する » 刺激 (stimulus ); 推進力 «to , for /to do » ▸ the impetus for alliance 提携への推進力