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Word: Impetus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘assault, force’, from impetere ‘assail’, from in- ‘towards’ + petere ‘seek’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪmpɪtəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the force or energy with which a body moves
Short Definition:force or energy with which body moves
Examples:- hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus
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