What does conatus mean?
Conatus means An effort, an endeavour, a striving..
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/kəʊˈneɪ.təs/ · noun
An effort, an endeavour, a striving..
[E]ach part so moved does by that motion exert a conatus of protruding and displacing all the adjacent Particles.
Use conatus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Conatus means An effort, an endeavour, a striving..
Common synonyms include nisus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[E]ach part so moved does by that motion exert a conatus of protruding and displacing all the adjacent Particles.
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