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Impact - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Impact : (noun)
1: the striking of one body against another
2: a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an
important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a
wallop" [syn: wallop]
3: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of
American values on European culture" [syn: impingement,
encroachment]
4: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering
into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn:
shock]
(verb)
1: press or wedge together; pack together
2: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: affect,
bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Impact : Information Market Policy ACTions (ECHO)
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Impact, TX (town, FIPS 35816)
Location: 32.49875 N, 99.74627 W
Population (1990): 25 (13 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Impact : Impact: To lodge firmly or wedge in.
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Example Usage of Impact |
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iPhillyChitChat: Someone from Texas wants to know "dorothy krysiuk where did she". She really made an Impact, guess they never met her in person. |
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