IMPINGEMENT

impingement, impaction

(noun) a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

impingement, encroachment, impact

(noun) influencing strongly; “they resented the impingement of American values on European culture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

impingement (countable and uncountable, plural impingements)

The act of impinging.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pinge"ment, n.

Definition: The act of impinging.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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