momentum
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Strength or force gained by motion or movement.
The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.
The surmise of an accelerated price trend in the analysis (technical or fundamental) of an asset.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of moment and movement.
MOMENTUM at a glance
MOMENTUM has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (M 3 + O 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + U 1 + M 3) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,278 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with momentum
All rhymes- QUANTUM18
- ULTIMATUM13
- POSTPARTUM16
- SEPTUM10
- SCROTUM11
- SANCTUM11
- ARBORETUM13
- STRATUM9
- DATUM8
- DICTUM11
- STRIATUM10
- SPUTUM10
One letter away
- TOMENTUM12
- LOMENTUM12
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