impingement as a noun: - 1
- 2
impingement
noun
1 impingement
Influencing strongly:
— They resented the impingement of American values on European culture.
synonyms: encroachment, impact.
Dutch: inwerking
2 impingement
A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something.
synonym: impaction.
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