impellent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite forcing forward or onward; impelling
    • an impellent power
    • an impellent cause

WordNet

Im*pel"lent adjective
Etymology
L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.
Definitions
  1. Having the quality of impelling.
Im*pel"lent noun
Definitions
  1. An impelling power or force. Glanvill.

Webster 1913