Meaning of impact | Babel Free

Definitions

1. impact, brunt
2. The striking of one body against another; collision.
   countable, uncountable
3. hit (e.g., bullets, artillery)
4. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
   countable, uncountable
5. first-person singular present indicative of impactar
6. A forced impinging.
   countable, uncountable
7. A significant or strong influence or effect.
   countable, figuratively, proscribed, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The hatchet cut the wood on impact.”

“His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”

“His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.”

“Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.”

“December 7, 1941, November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001 had an impact on many throughout the world.”

“The French revolution, the Russian revolution, and the Iranian revolution had an impact on many throughout the world.”

“One way to reduce the environmental impact of meat eating is to make livestock more productive.”

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