impacted, wedged
(adjective) wedged or packed in together; “an impacted tooth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
impacted
simple past tense and past participle of impact
impacted (comparative more impacted, superlative most impacted)
Having undergone an impact.
(dentistry) Of a tooth, subject to dental impaction.
(US, economics) Having lost property revenue due to Federal presence, such that it may receive impact aid.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pact"ed, a.
Definition: Driven together or close. Impacted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable.
Im*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impacting.] Etym: [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See Impinge.]
Definition: To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. Woodward.
Im"pact, n.
1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated. The quarrel, by that impact driven. Southey.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
