n., pl. -tus·es.

1. An impelling force; an impulse.
2. The force or energy associated with a moving body.
3. 1. Something that incites; a stimulus.
   2. Increased activity in response to a stimulus: The approaching deadline gave impetus to the investigation.

[Middle English impetous, from Latin impetus, from impetere, to attack : in-, against; see in–² + petere, to go towards, seek.]

noun

Something that causes and encourages a given response: encouragement, fillip, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus. See cause/effect.

n

Definition: stimulus, force
Antonyms: block, check, hindrance

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The span of a building, roof, or arch.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - drivkraft, dynamik, incitament, fart, skub, stød

Nederlands (Dutch)
drijvende kracht, impuls

Français (French)
n. - impulsion, élan, (Phys) impulsion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Antrieb, Kraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ορμή, ώθηση, "φόρα", (φυσ.) ροπή αδράνειας, (μτφ.) κίνητρο, ερέθισμα

Italiano (Italian)
impulso, impeto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ímpeto (m)

Русский (Russian)
толчок, импульс

Español (Spanish)
n. - ímpetu, impulso, estímulo, incentivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - impuls, rörelseenergi (fys.), fart (äv. bildl.), drivkraft

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
推动, 促进, 刺激, 推动力, 冲力

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 推動, 促進, 刺激, 推動力, 衝力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 힘, 자극, 운동량

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 起動力, 刺激, はずみ, 運動力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دافع, بشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דחף, תנופה, דחיפה‬

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