The meaning of Impetuses and additional information.

Impetus(n.) A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.

Impetus(n.) Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.

Impetus(n.) The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.