vis viva

noun

The product of an object's mass and the square of its speed.

Opposite
vis mortua
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoletenatural sciencesThe product of an object's mass and the square of its speed.

    Antonyms: vis mortua

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe product of an object's mass and the square of its speed.

Opposite
vis mortua

Origin

From Latin, meaning "live force", coined by Gottfried W. Leibniz in order to denote a quantity discovered by Christiaan Huygens.

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APA

vis viva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vis%20viva

MLA

“vis viva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vis%20viva. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vis viva,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vis%20viva.

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