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movents

movents is the plural of movent.

Meaning of movent

Noun

movent (plural movents)

  1. (archaic) Anything that is moved or that moves, or that gives motion; mover.
    • I define force to be the Impetus or Quickness of Motion multiplyed either into it self, or into the Magnitude of the Movent, by means wherof the said Movent works more or less upon the Body that resists it.1656, Thomas Hobbes, Elements of Philosophy, 3.15.155

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Questions about movents

What is movents the plural of?
Movents is the plural of movent.

Words near movents in the dictionary

  1. movement disorder
  2. movement disorders
  3. Movement for Democratic Change
  4. movements
  5. movent
  6. movents
  7. moveout
  8. moveouts
  9. mover
  10. mover and shaker
  11. movers

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