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mo·men·tum
/ mōˈmentəm; mə-/
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n.
(pl. -ta
/ -tə/ or -tums)
1.
Physics
the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
2.
the impetus gained by a moving object:
the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped.
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the impetus and driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events:
the investigation gathered momentum in the spring.
ORIGIN: late 17th cent.: from Latin, from movimentum, from movere ‘to move.’
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Peter Barrett as Chairman of Board of Directors.
PR Newswire; 6/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...President and Chief Executive Officer. "Momenta continually evaluates ways to strengthen...Dr. Barrett as Chairman is a result of Momenta's periodic assessment of its corporate...
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Date for 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
PR Newswire; 4/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Momenta mailed a notice of the annual Meeting...stockholders of record on April 22, 2005. About Momenta: Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a...
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Executive Promotions.
PR Newswire; 4/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...significant leadership that each has brought to Momenta as we have made rapid progress over the...Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Momenta. "As we continue to grow and evolve...
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals to Webcast Presentation at Bear Stearns 17th Annual Healthcare Conference.
PR Newswire; 9/2/2004; 700+ words
; Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...replay of the presentation will be posted on Momenta's website approximately three hours after...available through December 12, 2004. About Momenta Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology...
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Momentum Software Opens Dallas Office.
PR Newswire; 10/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...2001 DALLAS, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Momentum Software, Inc., a privately held eBusiness...integration services. Carl Griffith, Momentum's regional business development director, will lead Momentum's growth in the Metroplex, supervising...
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Momentum Business Applications Announces Additional Development Project Commitments and Other News; Commitments Expected to Utilize the Balance of Available Funds.
Business Wire; 9/28/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2001 Momentum Business Applications, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMTM)(Momentum), today announced that it has executed...and project management oversight, and Momentum will fund, a net increment of approximately...
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Date of Earnings Release and Conference Call for Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results.
PR Newswire; 7/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...version of the webcast will be posted on the Momenta website approximately two hours after...available through September 10, 2005. About Momenta: Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a...
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Date of Earnings Release and Conference Call for First Quarter 2005 Financial Results.
PR Newswire; 4/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...version of the webcast will be posted on the Momenta website approximately two hours after...available through June 10, 2005. About Momenta: Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a...
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MOMENTA ANNOUNCES TWO PEN COMPUTERS FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR PENS
PR Newswire; 4/6/1992; 700+ words
; MOMENTA ANNOUNCES TWO PEN COMPUTERS FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR PENS Immediate Availability; New Pricing for Existing Momenta Computer CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Momenta Corp. today announced the availability of Momenta Computers...
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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Names Vice President, Strategic Product Development.
PR Newswire; 5/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biotechnology...pharmaceutical and biotech industry experience to Momenta," said Mr. Brugger. "She has led...expect that Barbara's participation on Momenta's senior leadership team will contribute...
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Momentum
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
MOMENTUM CONCEPT The faster an object is moving — whether...x2014; the harder it is to stop. This is a reflection of momentum, or specifically, linear momentum, which is equal to mass multiplied by velocity. Like other...
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momentum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and is equal to the change in momentum of the body. When no external...there is no change in the total momentum even though, as in the case...resulting in changes in the momenta of individual bodies. This...principle of the conservation of momentum (see conservation laws , in...
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angular momentum
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
angular momentum The momentum of a body rotating in a plane around a point. It is formally the...of its rotation about its axis, the Earth has rotational angular momentum, and orbital angular momentum on account of its annual revolution...
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momenta
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mo·men·ta / mōˈmentə; mə- / • plural form of momentum .
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Conservation Laws
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Conservation Laws Conservation of linear momentum Conservation of angular momentum Conservation of energy and mass Conservation...conservation laws include the conservation of linear momentum, the conservation of angular momentum, the...
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