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 | ||