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impact en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • imʹpăkt
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɪmpækt/

Etymology

Attested since the 17th century, from Latin impāctus.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The striking of one body against another; collision.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
    • The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A forced impinging.
    • His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
  4. (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

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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

impinge

Synonyms

percussion

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)

impact en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • im-păktʹ
  • /ɪmˈpækt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Attested since the 17th century, from Latin impāctus.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
    • When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.
    • As a microbullet impacts the graphene, the diameter of the cone it creates – determined by later examination of the petals – provides a way to measure how much energy the graphene absorbs before breaking. 2014 December 1, Mike Williams, “Microbullet hits confirm graphene’s strength”, in Rice University:
  2. (transitive) 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.
  3. (figuratively, proscribed, transitive) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
    • I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
  4. (rare, transitive) To stamp or impress onto something.
    • Ideas impacted on the mind.

Forms

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impacts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
impacted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
impacted Tense=Past lexicographic
impacting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

impaction · impacter · impactable · impactor · reimpact

Translations (42)

bg въздействам (to influence) · bg сблъсквам се (to collide or strike) · de beeinträchtigen (to influence) · fr affecter (to influence) · it incidere (to influence) · fi puristaa kokoon (to compress) · hu befolyásol (to influence) · nl beïnvloeden (to influence) · bg стягам (to compress) · pl ściskać (to compress) · it impattare (to influence) · hu ütközik (to collide or strike) · de einwirken (to influence) · fi törmätä (to collide or strike) · de zusammenpressen (to compress) · bg натъпквам (to compress) · es impactar (to collide or strike) · ca impactar (to collide or strike) · de beeinflussen (to influence) · de kollidieren (to collide or strike) · el προσκρούω (to collide or strike) · nl inwerken (to influence) · mi whakaaweawe (to influence) · fi vaikuttaa (to influence) · fr toucher (to influence) · it influenzare (to influence) · de zusammenstossen (to collide or strike) · it comprimere (to compress) · it colpire (to collide or strike) · nl samenpersen (to compress) · es incidir (to influence) · ca impactar (to influence) · pl zderzać (to collide or strike) · fi iskeä (to collide or strike) · es impactar (to influence) · pl uderzać (to collide or strike) · pl wpływać (to influence) · hu összenyomódik (to compress) · fi iskeytyä (to collide or strike) · it collidere (to collide or strike) · bg удрям (to collide or strike) · de einschlagen (to collide or strike)

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