Definition of IMPEDE. Meaning of IMPEDE. Synonyms of IMPEDE

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Definition of IMPEDE

Impede
Impede Im*pede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops. Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will. --Logfellow.

Meaning of IMPEDE from wikipedia

- Look up impedance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Impedance is the complex-valued generalization of resistance. It may refer to: Acoustic impedance...
- In electronics, high impedance means that a point in a circuit (a node) allows a relatively small amount of current through, per unit of applied voltage...
- ****aulting, resisting, or impeding certain United States Government officers or employees is an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 111. Simple ****ault is a class...
- In electrical engineering, impedance is the opposition to alternating current presented by the combined effect of resistance and reactance in a circuit...
- Acoustic impedance and specific acoustic impedance are measures of the opposition that a system presents to the acoustic flow resulting from an acoustic...
- In electrical engineering, impedance matching is the practice of designing or adjusting the input impedance or output impedance of an electrical device...
- scholars who formally study vocabulary, compile dictionaries, or both, were impeded by a lack of comprehensive data on actual vocabulary in use from good-quality...
- exclusively parliamentarian line and instead concentrate on politically impeding the operations of the Marshall Plan, the U.S. program of rebuilding Europe...
- the 1990s, led to protests and organized strikes. The war with Russia impeded meaningful economic recovery in the 2010s, while efforts to combat the...
- Corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding is a felony under U.S. federal law. It was enacted as part of the Sarbanes–Oxley...