What Does Momentum Mean?
mo·men·tum | \ mō-ˈmen-təm , mə- \ plural momenta\ mō-ˈmen-tə , mə- \ or momentums Definition of momentum 1: a property (see PROPERTY SENSE 1A) of a moving body that the body has by virtue of its mass (see MASS ENTRY 2 SENSE 1C) and motion and that is equal to the product of the body’s mass and velocity broadly : a property of a moving body that determines the length of time required to bring it to rest when