momentum

[moʊˈmentəm]

Definition:
1. An impelling force or strength.
2. The product of a body's mass and its velocity.

Use 'momentum' in a sentence:

1. As my opponent threw himself at me, I used his momentum to fling him to the ground.
2. We've got to win the game, otherwise we'll lose our momentum.
3. Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks.
4. After all, we don't speak only of objects or people as having momentum; we speak of entire systems having momentum.
5. A heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum—that is, once he is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion.
6. So a heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum — that is, once he is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion.
7. The story gained momentum with each retelling.
8. But there are other kinds of momentum as well.
9. I shove forward one more time and, incredibly, the slab comes loose, and I tumble forward over it, caught in my own momentum.
10. By far the biggest type of momentum that comes into play when it comes to changing our energy systems is economic momentum.
11. By far, the biggest type of momentum that comes into play when it comes to changing our energy system is economic momentum.
12. Whether it's a sports team or a presidential campaign, everybody relishes having the big momentum, because it makes them harder to stop or change direction.
13. Momentum is said to be "conserved", that is, once you build it up, it has to go somewhere.
14. A falling object gains momentum as it falls.
15. We still feel the effects today: The momentum unloosed in 1909 led to the Lincoln Memorial, opened in 1922, and the Lincoln Highway, the first paved transcontinental thoroughfare.
16. The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003.
17. The fight for his release gathers momentum each day.
18. The labor movement gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor's strength collapsed.
19. The vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped.
20. As the dog sprang on me, I made use of its momentum to press it down and hold it there.
21. They began to lose momentum in the second half of the game.
22. Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor-pool momentum.
23. It will also make you aware of the importance of a steady kick to your overall balance and momentum.
24. The spinning top was losing momentum.
25. The momentum of incandescent lighting does not stop there.
26. Angular momentum can accompany nonrotational motion.
27. The disk exerts its own gravitational tug, and this interplay of forces robs the planet of momentum in its orbital path, forcing it to spiral in toward the star.
28. Momentum is said to be "conserved," that is, once you build it up, it has to go somewhere.
29. Once you have started the boulder rolling, it develops momentum, which is defined by its mass and velocity.
30. There are other kinds of momentum as well.
31. The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the world: they now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.
32. In physics, moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding the dynamics of energy systems: inertia and momentum.
33. The fame passed down the years, gaining momentum from mere exposure as it did so.
34. For example, no matter how much a dancer wishes to leap off the floor and then start turning, the law of conservation of angular momentum absolutely prevents such a movement.
35. The historical tide is surging forward with great momentum.
36. But the momentum of incandescent lighting does not stop there.
37. It is a movement building steady momentum: a call to make research data, software code and experimental methods publicly available and transparent.
38. They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.
39. You can call that ancestor-worship if you wish, but it gives to the paper an astonishing momentum of thought and principle.
40. An interacting—and complicating—phenomenon is wind-to-water transfer of momentum that occurs when waves are formed.
41. They are each anxious to maintain the momentum of the search for a solution.
42. This campaign is really gaining momentum.
43. In physics, moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding the dynamics of energy systems ： inertia and momentum.
44. During the 1980s the green movement gathered momentum.
45. One kind of momentum is technological momentum.