Impact
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Impact
noun
- The striking of one body against another; collision.
- The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
"The hatchet cut the wood on impact."
- A forced impinging.
"His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg."
- A significant or strong influence; an effect.
"His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision."
verb
- To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
"When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends."
- 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."
- To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
"I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule."
- To stamp or impress onto something.
"Ideas impacted on the mind."
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