Plural of momentum
regular plural
The plural of momentum is momentums or momenta.
Forms of momentum
| Singular | momentum /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | momentums momenta |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Momentums and momenta in a sentence
- Photons at leading order are produced back-to-back with an associated parton with nearly identical transverse momenta.2015, Thomas Schörner-Sadenius, The Large Hadron Collider: Harvest of Run 1, Springer, →ISBN, page 392. From the entry back-to-back
- Such a difference in lifetimes expresses the unidenticality of masses, energies and momenta of axial-vector photons of the different components.2015, Rasulkhozha S. Sharafiddinov, “An Axial Vector Photon in a Mirror World”, in arXiv. From the entry unidenticality
- They arise from the ring of polynomials in Dunkl-deformed angular momenta, by classifying the subspaces invariant and antiinvariant under all Weyl reflections, respectively..2015, Francisco Correa, Olaf Lechtenfeld, “The tetrahexahedric angular Calogero model”, in arXiv. From the entry antiinvariant
- In the limit in which the virtual process involves short distances or high momenta, one may find an ultraviolet divergence in the corresponding amplitude.2004, Barton Zwiebach, A First Course in String Theory, →ISBN, Figure 23.1, page 519. From the entry ultraviolet
Meaning of momentum
- noun Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.
- noun Strength or force gained by motion or movement.
- noun The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.
Questions about the plural of momentum
- What is the plural of momentum?
- The plural of momentum is momentums or momenta.
- Which is correct, momentums or momenta?
- Both are used. momenta is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is momentum countable?
- Momentum is a countable and uncountable noun.
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