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impetus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impulse, impulsion |
| Type of | drive, driving force, thrust |
Examples of impetus
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Owner Ginger Corbett says a bad day of shopping was the impetus for the concept.
From the latimes.com
When you can't get fired for doing bad work, what's your impetus for doing good?
From the kentucky.com
Who knows, maybe losing you will be the impetus he needs to tackle this dilemma.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Then, once you're locked in at a carrier there is very little impetus to switch.
From the techcrunch.com
The court decision should provide some impetus to get moving or risk a takeover.
From the sacbee.com
Dancing was even the impetus to Barnet meeting her husband of 25 years, Charlie.
From the news-journalonline.com
A split national championship would be the perfect impetus to launch a Plus-One.
From the denverpost.com
What we now need is the impetus to turn a great concept into something concrete.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Hu's death provided the initial impetus for students to gather in large numbers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Drift: a force that moves something along
- Impulse: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
- Impetus is a re-release of the EP Passive Restraints by rock band Clutch, with 2 new tracks added from the Pile Driver 12". It was released in 1997, and contains 5 tracks.
- The theory of impetus was an auxiliary or secondary theory of Aristotelian dynamics, put forth initially to explain projectile motion against gravity. It was introduced by John Philoponus in the 6th century and elaborated by Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji at the end of the 12th century, but was only established in western scientific thought by Jean Buridan in the 14th century...
- Something that impels, a stimulating factor; A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse; The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus; An activity in response to a stimulus
- The action of a player that gives momentum to the ball.
- Stimulus, moving force - Wilson Chandler has been the impetus for this run.
- The successful championing of a new venture initiative. Implementation. The activity of putting into effect a strategy.
