Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impinge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impinged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Impinging}.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to
fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See
{Pact}, and cf. {Impact}.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to
ciash with; -- with on or upon.
The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light
on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I.
Newton.
But, in the present order of things, not to be employed
without impinging on God's justice. --Bp.
Warburton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impinge
v 1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an
individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
[syn: {encroach}, {entrench}, {trench}]
2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: {encroach}, {infringe}]
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