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Momentum vs Gait - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between momentum and gait

is that momentum is (of a body in motion) The tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity while gait is manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.

As a verb gait is

to teach a specific gait to a horse.

momentum

English

(wikipedia momentum)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (physics) (of a body in motion) The tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity.
  • The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events. (i.e: a moment)
  • * 1843, Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Old Apple Dealer", in Mosses from an Old Manse
    • The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance.
  • * 1882, Thomas Hardy, Two on a Tower
    • Their intention to become husband and wife, at first halting and timorous, had accumulated momentum with the lapse of hours, till it now bore down every obstacle in its course.
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    • gait

    English

    (wikipedia gait)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
    • Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait .
  • (horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To teach a specific gait to a horse.

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