momentum

Other forms of momentum

plural

momenta

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about momentum

What does momentum mean?

momentum means "an impelling force or strength". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in momentum?

momentum has 3 syllables: mo-men-tum. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /moʊˈmɛntəm/.

What is another word for momentum?

Close synonyms include impulse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is momentum a common word?

momentum is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.