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Impetus

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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.

(3):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Impetus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/impetus.html. 1828.
 
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