English noun: momentum | |||
1. | momentum (attribute) an impelling force or strength | ||
Samples | The car's momentum carried it off the road. | ||
Synonyms | impulse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | force, forcefulness, strength | ||
2. | momentum (attribute) the product of a body's mass and its velocity | ||
Samples | The momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical property | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | angular momentum | ||