OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19201

impetus

/ˈɪm.pə.təs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ímpetu
Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
Once set a strong mind thinking, and you have done all that it needs for its education. It matters little what is the first impetus, so that it only be set to work.
The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.
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