See Also: impetus(medicine)
impetus(dictionary)
impetus(dictionary)

impetus (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: impetere 'to attack', from petere 'to go to, look for']
an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly
impetus for
::The report may provide further impetus for reform.
::The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research.
technical the force that makes an object start moving, or keeps it moving