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impellent

/ɪmˈpɛlənt/

impellent adjective: having the quality of being impelling.

Adjective

impellent (comparative more impellent, superlative most impellent)

  1. Having the quality of being impelling.
    • an impellent force
    • Hence, the excess of impellent force which was given to the piston, beyond what was absolutely requisite to overcome the resistances to its motion, was made available to prolong that motion, beyond the point at which the impellent force […]1827, John Farey, A Treatise on the Steam Engine Historical, Practical, and Descriptive, page 181

Noun

impellent (plural impellents)

  1. An impelling power or force.
    • blind impellents and material conveyances1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC

Forms of impellent

Adjective
comparativemore impellent
superlativemost impellent
Noun
pluralimpellents

Questions about impellent

What does impellent mean?
Impellent means having the quality of being impelling.
What part of speech is impellent?
Impellent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce impellent?
Impellent is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛlənt/.

Words near impellent in the dictionary

  1. impeke
  2. impel
  3. impelled
  4. impellence
  5. impellences
  6. impellent
  7. impellents
  8. impeller
  9. impellers
  10. impelleth
  11. impelling

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