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n. The striking of one body against another; collision. See Synonyms at collision.

n. The force or impetus transmitted by a collision.

n. The effect or impression of one thing on another: still gauging the impact of automation on the lives of factory workers.

n. The power of making a strong, immediate impression: a speech that lacked impact.

v. To pack firmly together.

v. To strike forcefully: meteorites impacting the lunar surface.

v. Usage Problem To have an effect or impact on: "No region ... has been more impacted by emerging demographic and economic trends” ( Joel Kotkin).

verb-intransitive. Usage Problem To have an effect or impact.

n. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

n. A forced impinging.

n. A significant or strong influence; an effect.

v. To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.

v. To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.

v. To collide or strike.

v. To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

v. To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner.

v. To collide forcefully with; to strike.

n. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.

n. The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.

To drive close; press closely or firmly; pack in.

n. The act of striking against something; a blow; a stroke.

n. Specifically — In mech., the blow, or act of striking, of a body having momentum; also, the change of momentum in amount and direction produced by such a blow.

n. In gunnery, the single blow of a projectile against a fixed or moving object.

v. press or wedge together; pack together

n. a forceful consequence; a strong effect

n. influencing strongly

v. have an effect upon

n. the striking of one body against another

n. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

"A number of studies on the social impact of the Tangaye project were undertaken by Roberts. 3 These studies examined the “impact of mechanising arduous, time-consuming village tasks on the life of women, with the power source viewed as a black-box”. 4 They were studies of the effects of pumped water supply and a power-operated grain mill in a remote village."

impacted    impacting    impacts   

squeeze    wedge    force    result    effect    event    issue    consequence    outcome    upshot   

center of impact    impacted fracture   

impinge   

impactor   

strike    collision    stroke    blowy    impingement    percussion    appulse    brunt    bump    slam   

abstract    act    attacked    attract    backed    blacked    compact    contract    counterattacked    cracked   

effect    risk    consequence    pressure    development    explosion    shock    advantage    damage    implication