different between impellent vs impel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?l?nt/

Adjective

impellent (comparative more impellent, superlative most impellent)

1. Having the quality of being impelling.
   • 1827, John Farey, A Treatise on the Steam Engine Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, page 181:

     Hence, the excess of impellent force which was given to the piston, beyond what was absolutely requisite to overcome the resistances to its motion, was made available to prolong that motion, beyond the point at which the impellent force […]

Noun

impellent (plural impellents)

1. An impelling power or force.
   • 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica

     blind impellents and material conveyances

Translations

References

• impellent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Latin

Verb

impellent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of impell?

English

Etymology

From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impell?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?m?p?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Verb

impel (third-person singular simple present impels, present participle impelling, simple past and past participle impelled)

1. (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

   Antonym: (to compel or drive extrinsically) propel
2. (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.

   Synonym: propel

Antonyms

• expel

Related terms

• impellent
• impeller
• impetus
• impulse

Translations

References

• impel in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.