momentum

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the product of a body's mass and its velocity

   the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities

2. 2
   noun

   an impelling force or strength

   the car's momentum carried it off the road

3. 3
   noun

   The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.

   The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance.

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   Strength or force gained by motion or movement.

6. 6
   noun

   The surmise of an accelerated price trend in the analysis (technical or fundamental) of an asset.

Etymology

From Latin mōmentum. Doublet of moment and movement.