A falling object gains momentum as it falls.
The runner stumbled just before the end of the race but his momentum carried him over the finish line. Figurative. Jazz rhythms create what can only be called momentum (Harper's).
SYNONYM(S): impulse, force.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ce|men|tum — «suh MEHN tuhm», noun. the bony tissue forming the outer crust of the root of a tooth; cement … Useful english dictionary
fer|men|tum — «fuhr MEHN tuhm», noun. in the medieval church, a portion of a consecrated wafer reserved by a bishop and brought to a pest about to say Mass, as a token of Christian communion … Useful english dictionary
lo|men|tum — «loh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». Botany. a loment. ╂[< Latin lōmentum bean meal; a cleansing mixture made of it < a stem related to luere, and lavāre to wash] … Useful english dictionary
o|men|tum — «oh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach with certain of the other viscera. The great omentum is attached to the stomach and enfolds the transverse colon; the lesser omentum lies between the stomach… … Useful english dictionary
ra|men|tum — «ruh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh», Botany. a thin, membranous scale formed on the leaves or shoots of some ferns. ╂[< Latin rāmentum piece scraped off < rādere to scrape] … Useful english dictionary
sar|men|tum — «sahr MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». Botany. a runner (stem), as that of the strawberry. ╂[< Latin sarmentum twig, related to sarpere to prune, trim] … Useful english dictionary
sub|men|tum — «suhb MEHN tuhm», noun. the lower part of the labium in insects. ╂[< New Latin submentum < Latin sub under + mentum chin] … Useful english dictionary
teg|men|tum — «tehg MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». Botany. 1. the scaly coat which covers a leaf bud. 2. one of the scales of such a coat. ╂[< Latin tegmentum, variant of tegumentum < tegere to cover] … Useful english dictionary
to|men|tum — «toh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh». 1. Botany. a soft down consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs, pressed close to the surface. 2. Anatomy. a downy covering, especially the flocculent inner surface of the pia mater, consisting of… … Useful english dictionary
ar|gu|men|tum ad ho|mi|nem — «AHR gyuh MEHN tuhm ad HOM uh nehm», Latin. an argument appealing to personal prejudices or interests. See also ad hominem. (Cf. ↑ad hominem) … Useful english dictionary
