Momentum (finance)
WordNet

noun


(1)   The product of a body's mass and its velocity
"The momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"
(2)   An impelling force or strength
"The car's momentum carried it off the road"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. the product of its mass and velocity.
  2. The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events. (i.e: a moment)
    • 1843, Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Old Apple Dealer", in Mosses from an Old Manse
      The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance.
    • 1882, Thomas Hardy, Two on a Tower
      Their intention to become husband and wife, at first halting and timorous, had accumulated momentum with the lapse of hours, till it now bore down every obstacle in its course.
 
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