Words that rhyme with mentum

• momentum 0
  n 1: an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" [syn: momentum, impulse] 2: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"
• symptom 0
  n 1: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 2: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
• system 0
  n 1: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" 2: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" [syn: system, scheme] 3: (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide" 4: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: system, system of rules] 5: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: arrangement, organization, organisation, system] 6: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" 7: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation" 8: the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system" 9: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" [syn: organization, organisation, system]
• totem 0
  n 1: a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object 2: emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
• ultimatum 0
  n 1: a final peremptory demand
• adiantum 0
  n 1: cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: Adiantum, genus Adiantum]
• postmortem 0
  adj 1: occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" [syn: postmortem, postmortal] [ant: antemortem] 2: after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address" n 1: discussion of an event after it has occurred [syn: postmortem, post-mortem] 2: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]
• cementum 0
  n 1: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth [syn: cementum, cement]
• omentum 0
  n 1: a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
• tomentum 0
  n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz, tomentum] 2: a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: tomentum, tomentum cerebri]
• indumentum 0
  n 1: a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect [syn: indumentum, indument]
• ageratum 0
  n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum] 2: any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
• tatum 0
  n 1: United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) [syn: Tatum, Edward Lawrie Tatum] 2: United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) [syn: Tatum, Art Tatum, Arthur Tatum]
• pomatum 0
  n 1: hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment [syn: pomade, pomatum]
• teetotum 0
  n 1: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top]
• superstratum 0
  n 1: any stratum or layer superimposed on another [syn: superstrate, superstratum] 2: the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language [syn: superstrate, superstratum]
• centum 0
• factum 0
• higginbottom 0
• reaccustom 0
• antietam 0
• tapetum 0
• chatham 0
• euratom 0
• rowbotham 0
• cheetham 0
• tatham 0
• gotham 0
• higginbotham 0
• satem 0

See also mentum definition and mentum synonyms