Momentum | Mean of momentum in English Dictionary
/moʊˈmɛntəm/
- Noun
- the strength or force that something has when it is moving
- forward momentum
- The wagon gathered/gained momentum [=it moved faster] as it rolled down the hill.
- The wagon lost momentum [=it moved more slowly; it slowed down] as it rolled up the hill.
- the strength or force that allows something to continue or to grow stronger or faster as time passes
- The company has had a successful year and hopes to maintain its momentum by introducing new products.
- The campaign slowly gained/gathered momentum. [=the campaign slowly became more popular and successful]
- The movie loses momentum toward the end.
- the property that a moving object has due to its mass and its motion