Impellent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impellent \Im*pel"lent\, a. [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.]
     Having the quality of impelling.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Impellent \Im*pel"lent\, n.
     An impelling power or force. --Glanvill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  impellent
       adj : forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power";
             "an impellent cause"