Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impingement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impingement \Im*pinge"ment\, n.
The act of impinging.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impingement
n 1: influencing strongly: "they resented the impingement of
American values on European culture" [syn: {encroachment},
{impact}]
2: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against
something [syn: {impaction}]
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