Definition of Impact. Meaning of Impact. Synonyms of Impact

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Definition of Impact

Impact
Impact Im"pact, n. 1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated. The quarrel, by that impact driven. --Southey. 2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
Impact
Impact Im*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impacting.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See Impinge.] To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. --Woodward.

Meaning of Impact from wikipedia

- Look up impact in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Impact may refer to: Impact (mechanics), a large force or mechanical shock over a short period of time...
- Impact craters in the Solar System An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a...
- The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly...
- Deep Impact may refer to: Deep Impact (film), a 1998 disaster film Deep Impact (horse), a ****anese racehorse Deep Impact (spacecraft), a NASA spacecraft...
- Genshin Impact  is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based...
- The Chicxulub crater (Spanish: [t͡ʃikʃuˈlub] ch****-shoo-LOOB) is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is offs****...
- An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have been found to regularly occur in planetary...
- Disparate impact in the law of the United States refers to practices in employment, housing, and other areas that adversely affect one group of people...
- An impact driver is a tool that delivers a strong, sudden rotational force and forward thrust. The force can be delivered either by striking with a hammer...
- The impact depth of a projectile is the distance it penetrates into a target before coming to a stop. The physicist Sir Isaac Newton first developed this...