Definitions for impact
ˈɪm pækt; ɪmˈpæktim·pact

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 21 votes

1. impactnoun

   the striking of one body against another

2. impact, wallopnoun

   a forceful consequence; a strong effect

   "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

3. impingement, encroachment, impactnoun

   influencing strongly

   "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

4. shock, impactverb

   the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

   "the armies met in the shock of battle"

5. impactverb

   press or wedge together; pack together

6. affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touchverb

   have an effect upon

   "Will the new rules affect me?"

GCIDERate this definition:3.8 / 8 votes

1. Impactverb

   To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner; as, budget cuts impacted the entire research program; the fish populations were adversely impacted by pollution.

2. Impactverb

   To collide forcefully with; to strike.

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 5 votes

1. impactnoun

   The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

   The hatchet cut the wood on impact.

2. impactnoun

   A forced impinging.

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

3. impactnoun

   A significant or strong influence; an effect.

4. impactverb

   To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.

   If fecal incontinence is caused by impacted stool in the rectum, the impaction must be removed.

5. impactverb

   To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.

   I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.

6. impactverb

   To collide or strike.

   When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.

7. Etymology: From impactus, perfect passive participle of impingo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Impactverb

   To drive close or hard.

   Etymology: impactus, Latin.

   They are angular; but of what particular figure is not easy to determine, because of their being impacted so thick and confusedly together. John Woodward, on Fossils.

ChatGPTRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. impact

   Impact refers to a significant or strong influence or effect that one thing or event has on another. It can refer to physical contact or collision, influence or effect in social, environmental, or economic contexts, or the overall results or consequences of a particular action, situation, or phenomenon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Impactverb

   to drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place

2. Impactnoun

   contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated

3. Impactnoun

   the single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest

4. Etymology: [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See Impinge.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. IMPACT

   IMPACT is a successful merger of many different science communities that need similar instrumentation and resources. IMPACT is a merger of IMPF and ICAPS, originally conceived as two separate experimental facilities, both with their own development history. In May 2002, the dedicated scientific advisory boards for the IMPF and ICPAS recommended the combination of the two experiments into one ESA research laboratory. Both projects share hardware, space station accommodation and operations, and data processing and downloading functions in common. By consolidating these systems into a single laboratory significant reductions have been made to the overall project cost, by eliminating the duplication of expensive development, manufacturing, and qualification tasks.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Impact

   im-pakt′, v.t. to press firmly together: to drive close.—n. Im′pact, a striking against: collision: the blow of a body in motion impinging on another body: the impulse resulting from collision.—Impacted fracture (surg.), when one part of the bone is forcibly driven into the other. [O. Fr. impacter—L. impactus, pa.p. of impingēre. See Impinge.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impact

   In gunnery, the single instantaneous blow or stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.

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1. impact

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Matched Categories

1. • Contact
   • Influence
   • Wedge

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'impact' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1394

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'impact' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1752

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'impact' in Nouns Frequency: #611

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impact in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of impact in a Sentence

1. Dave Wang:

   There’s a lot of fear right now. It’s a sell-first-and-ask-questions-later approach, end of era for China tech? I think that’s overblown. Sentiments come and go. We probably need a couple of good earnings seasons ... to show the impact, if any, on earnings.

2. Ellen Lenny-Pessagno:

   Whatever happens in the salar will ultimately impact our business.

3. Michael Sherwin:

   The magnitude of that impact won't be completely realized for years.

4. Mike Gibbons:

   I think he did things that make him the greatest president of my lifetime, and I'm not going to change my mind on that. It's what he did, not the people he hired or what Mike Gibbons said, that matter, i don't think it's going to have the impact that everybody thought it would.

5. Joseph Dunford:

   If it had operational or strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basic framework within which I'd make a recommendation for additional forces to be co-located with Iraqi units.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impact
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=impact
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impact
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=impact
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impact
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=impact
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=impact
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html