ETYM Latin, from impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in + petere to fall upon, seek. Related to Petition.
(Irregular plural: impetuses).
1. The force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.
2. (Figurative) Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.
Potsticaj, nagon, težnja; pokretna sila, pokret; med. neodoljiv nagon; impuls sile, fiz. proizvod iz sile i vremena, trajanja, njenog dejstva.
Poriv, instinkt.
Podstrek, stimulans.