IMPACT : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: IMPACT	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for IMPACT
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impact n the striking of one body against another a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" Synonym(s): impact, wallop influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" Synonym(s): impingement, encroachment, impact the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" Synonym(s): shock, impact v press or wedge together; pack together have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" Synonym(s): affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impact \Im*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impacting}.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See {Impinge}.] To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. --Woodward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impact \Im"pact\, n. 1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated. The quarrel, by that impact driven. --Southey. 2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Impact, TX (town, FIPS 35816) Location: 32.49875 N, 99.74627 W Population (1990): 25 (13 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)