impact
IPA: ɪmpˈækt
noun
- The striking of one body against another; collision.
- The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
- (chiefly medicine) A forced impinging.
- (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
verb
- (transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
- (transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
- (transitive, figurative, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
- (transitive, rare) To stamp or impress onto something.
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Examples of "impact" in Sentences
- The impact of the border was harsh.
- The Impact won the inaugural tournament.
- The impact was sensational and immediate.
- The impact is the reviews and the citations.
- There is prevalence and impact of depression.
- The effects impact both the body and the mind.
- Impact of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
- The effect of the impact increased to a multitude.
- The social impact of the product is the most rewarding result.
- Litz wire reduces the impact of the skin effect and the proximity effect.
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