impetus

/หˆษชm.pษ™.tษ™s/

IPA: /IH1 M P AH0 T AH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    Something that impels; a stimulating factor.

    โ€œThe outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.โ€

  2. 2

    A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.

  3. 3

    The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.

  4. 4

    An activity in response to a stimulus.

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