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orbital angular momentum

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
momentum n	(person, animal: impetus)	impulso nm
		ímpetu nf
	Richard missed the ball because he couldn't reverse his momentum in time.
	Richard no atajó la bola porque no pudo controlar su impulso a tiempo.
momentum n	(physics: mass times velocity) (física)	momento nm
		cantidad de movimiento nf + loc adj
	Martha is calculating the momentum of the meteor.
	Martha está calculando el momento del meteoro.
momentum n	figurative (idea, etc.: speed and strength)	ímpetu nm
		impulso, empuje nm
		fuerza, potencia nf
	Tom's project had a lot of momentum that he didn't want to lose.
	Tom no quería dejar perder todo el ímpetu que tenía su proyecto.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
angular momentum, moment of momentum n	(physics) (física)	momento angular loc nom m
build momentum v expr	(gather speed and strength)	coger velocidad vtr
	As an object falls, it builds momentum until it reaches terminal velocity.
		ganar velocidad y fuerza loc verb
	La tormenta fue ganando velocidad y fuerza hasta transformarse en un huracán.
		ganar momentum loc verb
forward momentum n	(impetus to advance)	arranque nm
	Me fascina su arranque, no se lo piensa dos veces.
		impulso hacia adelante nm + loc prep
		empuje nm
gain momentum vtr + n	(pick up speed and strength)	tomar velocidad loc verb
		ganar velocidad loc verb
	The bicycle gained momentum as it went down the hill.
	La bicicleta tomaba velocidad a medida que bajaba por la colina.
		acelerarse⇒ v prnl
		ir más rápido loc verb
	La bicicleta aceleraba a medida que bajaba por la colina.
gather momentum vtr + n	figurative (pick up speed and strength)	coger velocidad, coger impulso, coger fuerza loc verb
		tomar velocidad, tomar impulso loc verb
lose momentum vtr + n	(decrease in speed and force) (física)	perder momento loc verb
	As a bullet loses momentum, it arches down toward the ground.
	A medida que una bala pierde momento, se va inclinando hacia el suelo.
lose momentum vtr + n	figurative (lose enthusiasm or energy)	perder ímpetu loc verb
		perder impulso loc verb
	(informal)	desinflarse⇒ v prnl
	(ES: coloquial)	perder fuelle loc verb
	The candidate's campaign lost momentum after his early defeats.
	La campaña del candidato perdió ímpetu después de sus primeras derrotas.

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