Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impact"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impact
n 1: the striking of one body against another
2: a forceful consequence; "the book had an important impact on
my thinking"
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 [syn: {shock}]
v 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}]
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