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Definition of 'impact' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) impact
the striking of one thing against another; collision.

2.  impact
influence; effect:
the impact of Einstein on modern physics.

3.  impact
a forcible impinging:
the tremendous impact of the shot.

4.  impact
the force exerted by a new idea, concept, technology, or ideology:
the impact of the industrial revolution.

5. (v.t.) impact
to drive or press closely or firmly into something.

6.  impact
to fill up; congest.

7.  impact
to collide with:
a rocket designed to impact the planet Mars.

8.  impact
to have an impact or effect on; influence:
The decision may impact your whole career.

9. (v.i.) impact
to make contact forcefully.

10.  impact
to have an impact:
Increased demand will impact on sales.

Etymology:  (1775–85; back formation from impacted)

Definition of 'impact' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) impact
the striking of one body against another

2. (noun) impact, wallop
a forceful consequence; a strong effect
"the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

3. (noun) impingement, encroachment, impact
influencing strongly
"they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

4. (verb) shock, impact
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"

5. (verb) impact
press or wedge together; pack together

6. (verb) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
have an effect upon
"Will the new rules affect me?"


Definition of 'impact' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  impact
a collision, or the force of a collision
The plane broke up upon impact.


Definition of 'impact' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) impact
contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated

2. (noun) impact
the single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest

3. (verb) impact
to drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place


Translation of 'impact' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (the force of) one object etc hitting against another
The bomb exploded on impact.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: impak Arabic flag Arabic: صَدْمَه ، صِدام Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: удар
Brazilian flag Brazilian: impacto Czech flag Czech: náraz, úder German flag German: der Zusammenprall
Danish flag Danish: stød Greek flag Greek: ισχύς σύγκρουσης, σύγκρου Spanish flag Spanish: impacto
Estonian flag Estonian: kokkupõrge Farsi flag Farsi: ضربه Finnish flag Finnish: osuma
French flag French: impact Hebrew flag Hebrew: עוֹצמַת הַפְּגִיעָה Hindi flag Hindi: प्रभाव
Croatian flag Croatian: sudar Hungarian flag Hungarian: ütközés Indonesian flag Indonesian: hantaman
Icelandic flag Icelandic: árekstur Italian flag Italian: impatto Japanese flag Japanese: 衝撃
Korean flag Korean: 충격 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: smūgis, sutrenkimas Latvian flag Latvian: grūdiens; trieciens; sadu
Malay flag Malay: hentaman Dutch flag Dutch: botsing, schok Norwegian flag Norwegian: (sammen)støt, slag
Polish flag Polish: zderzenie Persian flag Persian: ضربه Pashto flag Pashto: تماس، تصادم، ټكر، اثر، تا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: impacto Romanian flag Romanian: impact Russian flag Russian: удар, столкновение
Slovak flag Slovak: náraz Slovenian flag Slovenian: trčenje Serbian flag Serbian: udar
Swedish flag Swedish: stöt, sammanstötning Thai flag Thai: การอัด Turkish flag Turkish: çarpma, vuruş
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 衝擊(力) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: поштовх; імпульс Urdu flag Urdu: ٹکراؤ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự va chạm Chinese flag Chinese: 碰撞

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