impact en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Attested since the 17th century, from Latin impāctus.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The striking of one body against another; collision.
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(countable, uncountable) The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
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(countable, uncountable) A forced impinging.
His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
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(countable, figuratively, proscribed, uncountable) A significant or strong influence or effect.
His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
December 7, 1941, November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001 had an impact on many throughout the world.
One way to reduce the environmental impact of meat eating is to make livestock more productive.
2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 111:Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.
The French revolution, the Russian revolution, and the Iranian revolution had an impact on many throughout the world.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| impacts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
giant impact theory (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · environmental impact statement (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact sourcing (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact winter (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact play (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact printer (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · victim impact statement (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact crater (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact drill (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · second impact syndrome (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact matrix printer (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · vibroimpact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · Charpy impact test (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · low-impact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact factor (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · adverse impact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact melt (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact event (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact aid (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · nonimpact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · high-impact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact driver (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact area (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · postimpact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact energy (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact resistance (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impactment (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impactless (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impact statement (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · preimpact (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impactite (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impactive (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · impactful (Terms derived from impact (noun)) · disimpact (Terms derived from impact (noun))
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (102)
la conflictus (a collision) · pl impakt (a significant or strong influence) · hu ütközés (a collision) · it influenza (a significant or strong influence) · no virkning (a significant or strong influence) · sk dopad (a collision) · pt impacto (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · nl botsing (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · it impatto (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · cy gwrthdrawiad (a collision) · sv inverkan (a significant or strong influence) · oc impacte (a significant or strong influence) · no treffvirkning (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · pl impakt (a collision) · it effetto (a significant or strong influence) · fr collision (a collision) · uk вплив (a significant or strong influence) · de Aufschlag (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · hu befolyás (a significant or strong influence) · hu behatás (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · cs dopad (a significant or strong influence) · sk dopad (a significant or strong influence) · la impulsus (a collision) · ru толчо́к (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · ga tionchar (a significant or strong influence) · la ictus (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · pt impacte (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · bg въздействие (a significant or strong influence) · sk dôsledok (a significant or strong influence) · de Einschlag (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · pt impacto (a collision) · gl impacto (a significant or strong influence) · it impatto (a forced impinging) · uk удар (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · fi törmäys (a collision) · nl inslag (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · cy dylanwad (a significant or strong influence) · de Aufprall (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · sk náraz (a collision) · tr tesir (a significant or strong influence) · pt impacto (a significant or strong influence) · cy gwrthdaro (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · tr çarpma (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · el πρόσκρουση (a collision) · fr impact (a collision) · fi iskuvaikutus (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · tr vuruş (a forced impinging) · de Einfluss (a significant or strong influence) · de Einschlag (a collision) · de Stoß (a forced impinging) · ru возде́йствие (a significant or strong influence) · nl schokeffect (a significant or strong influence) · ru влия́ние (a significant or strong influence) · pt impacte (a collision) · ro șoc (a collision) · es impacto (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · vi va chạm (a collision) · sk náraz (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · es impacto (a forced impinging) · da indvirkning (a significant or strong influence) · pl zderzenie (a collision) · pl wpływ (a significant or strong influence) · sk úder (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · ro coliziune (a collision) · uk зі́ткнення (a collision) · de Einwirkung (a significant or strong influence) · pl uderzenie (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · bg сблъскване (a collision) · mk влија́ние (a significant or strong influence) · it collisione (a collision) · es consecuencia (a significant or strong influence) · fi vaikutus (a significant or strong influence) · fr impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · pt impacto (a forced impinging) · fi törmäys (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · sk zrážka (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · mk дејству́вање (a significant or strong influence) · de Beeinflussung (a significant or strong influence) · de Druck (a forced impinging) · ro impact (a collision) · cy cywasgiad (a forced impinging) · grc ἔμπτωσις (a significant or strong influence) · de Aufprall (a collision) · ru сотрясе́ние (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · it impatto (a significant or strong influence) · hu becsapódás (a collision) · sk úder (a collision) · ca impacte (a significant or strong influence) · de Belastung (a forced impinging) · it influsso (a significant or strong influence) · fr impact (a significant or strong influence) · es impacto (a significant or strong influence) · de Auswirkung (a significant or strong influence) · de Aufschlag (a collision) · ru столкнове́ние (a collision) · it impatto (a collision) · fi isku (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · hu hatás (the force or energy of a collision of two objects) · es efecto (a significant or strong influence) · fr choc (a collision) · tr etki (a significant or strong influence) · ru уда́р (the force or energy of a collision of two objects)