IMPETUS Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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impetus

[ im-pi-tuhs ]

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noun

plural impetuses.

a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
Synonyms: , ,
(broadly) the momentum of a moving body, especially with reference to the cause of motion.

impetus

/ 藞瑟尘辫瑟迟蓹蝉 /

noun

an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus
physics the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of impetus¹

First recorded in 1650鈥�60; from Latin: 鈥渁n attack,鈥� literally, 鈥渁 rushing into,鈥� perhaps by haplology from unattested impetitus (though the expected form would be unattested 颈尘辫别迟墨迟耻蝉; appetite ), equivalent to 颈尘辫别迟墨-, variant stem of impetere 鈥渢o attack鈥� ( im- im- ¹ + petere 鈥渢o make for, assault鈥�) + -tus suffix of verb action

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of impetus¹

C17: from Latin: attack, from impetere to assail, from im- (in) + petere to make for, seek out

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And Trump's tariffs have given the Chinese Communist Party an even stronger impetus to unlock the country's consumer potential.

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I think the impetus of the paper comes from multiple observations and experiences I鈥檝e had over the years, both as a young scientist and someone who observes birds recreationally.

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Delivered a lot of attacking impetus going forward and it was probably his best performance for Leicester all season.

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When Koen Soenens joined Deep C in 2019, his orientation included a presentation with a photo of Trump, whose tariffs had become the impetus for more factories to invest in Vietnam.

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The political impetus behind this overt assault on what was once considered a baseline virtue is obvious enough.

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