impetus

Significat (Anglès)

1. Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
2. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
3. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
4. A principle of motive force, held as equivalent to weight times velocity by John Buridan, in an auxiliary theory of Aristotelian dynamics introduced by John Philoponus, describing projectile motion against gravity as linear until it transitions to a vertical drop and the intellectual precursor to the concepts of inertia, momentum and acceleration in classical mechanics.
5. An activity in response to a stimulus.

Conceptes

impuls

impulsió

ímpetu

impetu

estímul

Sinònims

momentum

impulse

stimulus

drive

force

impulsion

incitement

access

incentive

stimulation

prod

drift

spur

speed

prodding

power

urge

instigation

abetment

catalyst

chance

🎲

cue

energy

excuse

irritation

motive

occasion

rush

start

stimulant

surge

velocity

yen

💴

birr

motivation

initiative

course

instigator

instinct

zest

jostle

key

🔑

knack

manner

condition

mood

weight

motivity

sensibilia

pitch

Traduccions

impulsion

impuls

impulso

Impuls

aandrang

élan

impulso

impulso

incitation

Antrieb

onstuimigheid

drang

opwelling

aandrift

Anstoß

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɪm.pə.təs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Latin impetus (“a rushing upon, an attack, assault, onset”), from impetō (“to rush upon, attack”), from in- (“upon”) + petō (“to seek, fall upon”).