Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - impetus
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Impetus
impetus
noun Etymology: Latin, assault, ~, from impetere to attack, from in- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather Date: 1641 1. a. (1) a driving force ; impulse (2) incentive, stimulus b. stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity 2. the property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its mass and its motion — used of bodies moving suddenly or violently to indicate the origin and intensity of the motion
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n. 1 the force or energy with which a body moves. 2 a driving force or impulse. Etymology: L, = assault, force, f. impetere assail (as IN-(2), petere seek) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. физ. импульс 2. импульс, стимул, толчок, побуждение, движущая сила temporary impetus —- временный стимул to give an impetus to smth. —- послужить стимулом для чего-либо; дать толчок чему-либо; побудить к чему-либо the treaty will give an impetus to trade —- договор послужит стимулом для развития торговли ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) стремительность, сила движения 2) (движущая) сила; побуждение, толчок, импульс, стимул to give an impetus to smth. - стимулировать что-л. ...Англо-русский словарь
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Something that gives a process impetus or an impetus makes it happen or progress more quickly. This decision will give renewed impetus to the economic regeneration of east London... = stimulus N-UNCOUNT: also a N, oft N for n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 feeling an influence that makes people or helps something to develop or continue doing something (gain/lose impetus) (The campaign is already gaining impetus. | As a result of this failure, a lot of the initial impetus was lost.) + for (Einstein's work provided the impetus for a major shift in the study of physics.) 2 technical the force that makes an object start moving, or keeps it moving once it has started ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 15c., from L. impetus, related to impetere "to attack," from in- "into" + petere "aim for, rush at." Impetuous is lit. "having much impetus," from L.L. impetuosus, from impetus. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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