English Dictionary

momentum

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(physics) 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.

日本語の意味

物体が運動している際、その慣性運動の持続性を示す物理量。具体的には、質量と速度の積、または各質量と速度の積のベクトル和として定義される。

The skater built momentum as she pushed off the ice, making it easier to glide across the rink.

スケーターは氷を蹴って押すと運動量が増し、リンクを滑るのが楽になった。

意味（1）

(physics) 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.

意味（2）

The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.

The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance.

momentums （ plural ）

momenta （ plural ）