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Webster 1913 Edition
Conatus
‖
Co-na′tus
,Noun.
[L., fr.
conatus
, p. p. of conari
to attempt.] A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an attempt; an effort.
What
conatus
could give prickles to the porcupine or hedgehog, or to the sheep its fleece? Paley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conatus
CONATUS
,Noun.
1.
Effort; attempt.2.
The tendency of a body towards any point, or to pursue its course in the same line of direction.