What does "impetus" mean?
Impetus: Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force. Buckle.
Additional senses
- 2.(Gun.) The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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