impact
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impact
- /ˈɪmpækt/
- /ɪmˈpækt/
Rhymes with -ækt
Where it comes from
Attested since the 17th century, from Latin impāctus.
noun impacts
- The striking of one body against another; collision.
- The force or energy of a collision of two objects. The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
- A forced impinging. His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
- A significant or strong influence or effect. His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
Similar: percussion
verb impacts · impacting · impacted
- To collide or strike, the act of impinging. When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.
- To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together. The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.
- To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on. I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
- To stamp or impress onto something. Ideas impacted on the mind.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impingement, touch, touch on, encroachment, shock, bear upon, bear on, affect, crash, collision, hit, impinge, knock, onslaught, concussion, sway
noun
Similar: percussion
Translations
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noun a collision
| Português | impacto, impacte |
|---|---|
| Français | impact, choc, collision |
| Deutsch | Aufprall, Einschlag, Aufschlag |
| Italiano | impatto, collisione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσκρουση próskrousi |
| Română | șoc, impact, coliziune |
| Русский | столкнове́ние stolknovénije |
| Tiếng Việt | va chạm |
noun the force or energy of a collision of two objects
| Español | impacto |
|---|---|
| Português | impacto, impacte |
| Français | impact |
| Deutsch | Einschlag, Aufprall, Aufschlag |
| Italiano | impatto |
| Русский | уда́р udár, толчо́к tolčók, сотрясе́ние sotrjasénije |
noun a significant or strong influence
| Español | impacto, efecto, consecuencia |
|---|---|
| Português | impacto |
| Français | impact |
| Deutsch | Auswirkung, Einwirkung, Einfluss, Beeinflussung |
| Italiano | impatto, effetto, influenza, influsso |
| Русский | возде́йствие vozdéjstvije, влия́ние vlijánije |
verb to collide or strike
| Español | impactar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | einschlagen, zusammenstossen, kollidieren |
| Italiano | colpire, collidere |
| Ελληνικά | προσκρούω proskroúo |
verb to compress
| Deutsch | zusammenpressen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | comprimere |
verb to influence
| Español | incidir, impactar |
|---|---|
| Français | affecter, toucher |
| Deutsch | beeinflussen, einwirken, beeinträchtigen |
| Italiano | impattare, incidere, influenzare |
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