Momentum and Pressure

Momentum

Momentum noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Pressure and momentum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pressure" instead a noun "Momentum".

Nearby Words: momentous, moment

Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Momentum and pressure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Momentum" instead a noun "Pressure".

high	high momentum	high pressure
physical	physical momentum	physical pressure
full	full momentum	full pressure
low	low momentum	low pressure
Other adjectives: similar, positive, considerable, light, outward, sheer, popular, constant, massive, extreme, serious, enormous, huge, little, combined, extra, immense, maximum, added.

The game builds so much momentum with its "always roll forward" pressure that the character starts to see objects on the sidewalk as potential things to make into stars or planets or whatever.

Source: The Tetris Effect
Like electric engines, however, steam engines have the advantage of being measured in terms of pure Tractive Effort: their limiting factor is the amount of steam pressure they can generate and how long they have to build up momentum.

Source: Just Train Wrong

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