Impulse vs. Momentum
Impulsenoun
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
Impulsenoun
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
Impulsenoun
(physics) The integral of force over time.
Impulseverb
(obsolete) To impel; to incite.
Impulsenoun
The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately.
Impulsenoun
The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
Impulsenoun
The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.
Impulsenoun
A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will; to buy something on impulse.
Impulseverb
To impel; to incite.
Impulsenoun
an instinctive motive;
Impulsenoun
a sudden desire;
Impulsenoun
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber;
Impulsenoun
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients);
Impulsenoun
the act of applying force suddenly;
Impulsenoun
an impelling force or strength;
Momentumnoun
(physics) (of a body in motion) The tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity.
Momentumnoun
The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events. (i.e: a moment)
Momentumnoun
The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied by the velocity; impetus.
Momentumnoun
Essential element, or constituent element.
Momentumnoun
A property of an activity or course of events, viewed as analogous to forward motion or to physical momentum (def. 1), such that the activity is believed to be able to continue moving forward without further application of force or effort; - often used to describe an increase in the acquisition of public support for a purpose; as, as, the petition drive gained momentum when it was mentioned in the newspapers.
Momentumnoun
an impelling force or strength;
Momentumnoun
the product of a body's mass and its velocity;
Momentum
In Newtonian mechanics, linear momentum, translational momentum, or simply momentum (pl. momenta) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.
