momentum

Momentum is defined as the amount of motion occurring in something that is moving, or the force that drives something forward to keep it moving.

(noun)

An example of momentum is how quickly a car is moving down a hill.
An example of momentum is the encouragement of your parents, which keeps driving you forward and encouraging you to continue to succeed.

See momentum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

the impetus of a moving object
strength or force that keeps growing: a campaign that gained momentum
Physics, Mech. the product of the mass of a particle, body, etc. and its velocity: abbrev. M

Origin: ModL < L: see moment

See momentum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mo·men·ta (-tə) or mo·men·tums

Symbol p Physics A measure of the motion of a body equal to the product of its mass and velocity. Also called linear momentum.
a. Impetus of a physical object in motion.
b. Impetus of a nonphysical process, such as an idea or a course of events: The soaring rise in interest rates finally appeared to be losing momentum.
Philosophy An essential or constituent element; a moment.

Origin:

Origin: Latin mōmentum, movement

Origin: , from *movimentum

Origin: , from movēre, to move; see meuə- in Indo-European roots

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