momentum
IPA: moʊmˈɛntʌm
noun
- (physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.
- The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.
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Examples of "momentum" in Sentences
- Momentum transfer does not imply inelasticity.
- The sign of the angular momentum gives the spin.
- Measure the whirling and infer the angular momentum.
- The climber gains momentum and the elevator loses momentum.
- Their location and momentum must be theoretically knowable.
- But The momentum before and after the collision are the same.
- The momentum lost in the turbine is balanced by the thrust force.
- The principle of the conservation of angular momentum is applied.
- In the process, the water's momentum is transferred to the turbine.
- The physical basis of the skill is the conservation of angular momentum.
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