IMPACT — Definition of IMPACT
noun
1
The striking of one body against another; collision.
2
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
3
A forced impinging.
His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
4
A significant or strong influence; an effect.
His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
verb
1
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.
2
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.
3
To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
4
To stamp or impress onto something.
Ideas impacted on the mind.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impact
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