different between impetus vs propulsion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impetus (“a rushing upon, an attack, assault, onset”), from impet? (“to rush upon, attack”), from in- (“upon”) + pet? (“to seek, fall upon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m.p?.t?s/
• Hyphenation: im?pe?tus

Noun

impetus (plural impetuses)

1. Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.

   The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.

   • 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [1]

     In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see referee Stark wave away Montenegro's appeals.

2. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
3. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
4. An activity in response to a stimulus.

Related terms

• impetuous

Translations

See also

• wind at one's back

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• imputes, stumpie, time's up, uptimes

Latin

Etymology

From impet? (“to rush upon, attack”), from in- (“upon”) + pet? (“to seek, fall upon”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?im.pe.tus/, [??mp?t??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?im.pe.tus/, [?imp?t?us]

Noun

impetus m (genitive impet?s); fourth declension

1. an attack, an assault, a charge
2. a rapid motion
3. a making for

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• impetus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• impetus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impetus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• impetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
• impetus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???p?l??n/

Noun

propulsion (countable and uncountable, plural propulsions)

1. The action of driving or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

Related terms

• propel

Translations

Further reading

• propulsion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionem, from Latin propulsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.pyl.sj??/

Noun

propulsion f (plural propulsions)

1. propulsion

Related terms

• propulser
• propulsif

Further reading

• “propulsion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).